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authorAlasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>2015-06-24 20:43:35 +0100
committerAlasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>2015-06-24 20:43:35 +0100
commit110a0745cd162680002c8f7d30220dd627300a95 (patch)
tree24e657adbe552430bc1121968aeade2b136d4371
parent7760665fb8f4a85a244a9751a0a1d1cc46c157dc (diff)
downloadlvm2-110a0745cd162680002c8f7d30220dd627300a95.tar.gz
man: Add missing env vars to lvm man page.
-rw-r--r--WHATS_NEW1
-rw-r--r--man/lvm.8.in35
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 34f4cf0c7..41e5cc408 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
Version 2.02.123 -
=================================
+ Add undocumented environment variables to lvm man page. (2.02.119)
Add device synchronization point before activating a new snapshot.
Add --withspaces to lvmconfig to add spaces in output for better readability.
diff --git a/man/lvm.8.in b/man/lvm.8.in
index b8b48541b..685a4fc80 100644
--- a/man/lvm.8.in
+++ b/man/lvm.8.in
@@ -518,8 +518,7 @@ Directory containing \fBlvm.conf\fP(5) and other LVM system files.
Defaults to "#DEFAULT_SYS_DIR#".
.TP
.B LVM_SUPPRESS_FD_WARNINGS
-Suppress warnings about openned file descriptors, when lvm command
-is executed.
+Suppress warnings about unexpected file descriptors passed into LVM.
.TP
.B LVM_VG_NAME
The Volume Group name that is assumed for
@@ -527,16 +526,40 @@ any reference to a Logical Volume that doesn't specify a path.
Not set by default.
.TP
.B LVM_LVMETAD_PIDFILE
-Path for the lvmetad pid file.
+Path to the file that stores the lvmetad process ID.
.TP
.B LVM_LVMETAD_SOCKET
-Path for the lvmetad socket file.
+Path to the socket used to communicate with lvmetad.
.TP
.B LVM_LVMPOLLD_PIDFILE
-Path for the lvmpolld pid file.
+Path to the file that stores the lvmpolld process ID.
.TP
.B LVM_LVMPOLLD_SOCKET
-Path for the lvmpolld socket file.
+Path to the socket used to communicate with lvmpolld..
+.TP
+.B LVM_LOG_FILE_EPOCH
+A string of up to 32 letters appended to the log filename and
+followed by the process ID and a timestamp. When set, each process logs to a
+separate file.
+.TP
+.B LVM_EXPECTED_EXIT_STATUS
+The status anticipated when the process exits. Use ">N" to match any
+status greater than N. If the actual exit status matches and a log
+file got produced, it is deleted.
+
+LVM_LOG_FILE_EPOCH and LVM_EXPECTED_EXIT_STATUS together allow
+automated test scripts to discard uninteresting log data.
+.TP
+.B LVM_SUPPRESS_LOCKING_FAILURE_MESSAGES
+Used to suppress warning messages when the configured locking is known
+to be unavailable.
+.TP
+.B DM_ABORT_ON_INTERNAL_ERRORS
+Abort processing if the code detects a non-fatal internal error.
+.TP
+.B DM_DISABLE_UDEV
+Avoid interaction with udev. LVM will manage the relevant nodes in /dev
+directly.
.SH FILES
.I #DEFAULT_SYS_DIR#/lvm.conf
.br