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# pvchange
> Change attributes of physical volume(s).
> More information: <https://manned.org/pvchange>.
- Allow allocation on a physical volume:
`sudo pvchange {{[-x|--allocatable]}} y {{/dev/sdXN}}`
- Disallow allocation on a physical volume:
`sudo pvchange {{[-x|--allocatable]}} n {{/dev/sdXN}}`
- Ignore metadata areas on a physical volume:
`sudo pvchange --metadataignore y {{/dev/sdXN}}`
- Stop ignoring metadata areas on a physical volume:
`sudo pvchange --metadataignore n {{/dev/sdXN}}`
- Add a tag to a physical volume:
`sudo pvchange --addtag {{tag}} {{/dev/sdXN}}`
- Generate a new UUID for a physical volume (use with care):
`sudo pvchange --uuid {{/dev/sdXN}}`
- Change all visible physical volumes (combine with other options such as allocatable):
`sudo pvchange {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-x|--allocatable]}} y`