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vgcreate -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257]

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I'm lvm beginner ^^
Now I made a physical volume.(#pvcreate -ff /dev/sdc1) but following problem occured..

I don't know why
Help me, please..

#vgcreate new /dev/sdc1
vgcreate -- INFO: using default physical extent size 4 MB
vgcreate -- INFO: maximum logical volume size is 255.99 Gigabyte
vgcreate -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257] vgcreate -- ERROR "vg_cfgbackup(): write" writing "/etc/lvmtab"

#vgchange -a n new
vgchange -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscan

#vgscan
vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
vgscan -- found active volume group "new"
vgscan -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257] vgscan -- ERROR: unable to do a backup of volume group "new"
vgscan -- ERROR "lvm_tab_vg_remove(): unlink" removing volume group "new" from "/etc/lvmtab" vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created
vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sdc: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 1436208 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 1436208 1470676976 8e Linux LVM

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I'm lvm beginner ^^
Now I made a physical volume.(#pvcreate -ff /dev/sdc1) but following problem occured..

I don't know why
Help me, please..

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#vgcreate new /dev/sdc1
vgcreate -- INFO: using default physical extent size 4 MB
vgcreate -- INFO: maximum logical volume size is 255.99 Gigabyte
vgcreate -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257] vgcreate -- ERROR "vg_cfgbackup(): write" writing "/etc/lvmtab"

Filesystem holding /etc is either readonly or full.

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#vgchange -a n new
vgchange -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscan

#vgscan
vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
vgscan -- found active volume group "new"
vgscan -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257] vgscan -- ERROR: unable to do a backup of volume group "new"
vgscan -- ERROR "lvm_tab_vg_remove(): unlink" removing volume group "new" from "/etc/lvmtab" vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created
vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sdc: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 1436208 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 1436208 1470676976 8e Linux LVM

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