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On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 02:22:39PM -0500, Demi Marie Obenour wrote:
> What do you recommend instead?  This solves a real problem for
> device-mapper users and I am not aware of a better solution.

You could start with explaining the problem and what other methods
you tried that failed.  In the end it's not my job to fix your problem.
I generally gladly help, but this kind of attitude doesn't get very
far.