See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660839
and
from ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/lvm2/WHATS_NEW
Version 2.02.89 - 26th January 2012 =================================== ... Replace :space: with [\t ] for awk in vgimportclone (not widely supported).
12.04 LTS still uses 2.02.66
See http:// bugs.debian. org/cgi- bin/bugreport. cgi?bug= 660839
and
from ftp://sources. redhat. com/pub/ lvm2/WHATS_ NEW
Version 2.02.89 - 26th January 2012 ======= ======= ======= =======
=======
...
Replace :space: with [\t ] for awk in vgimportclone (not widely supported).
12.04 LTS still uses 2.02.66