@@ -172,29 +172,18 @@ func writeLVMConfig(root string, cfg directLVMConfig) error {

 }

 func setupDirectLVM(cfg directLVMConfig) error {

-	pvCreate, err := exec.LookPath("pvcreate")

-	if err != nil {

-		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `pvcreate` while setting up direct lvm")

-	}

-

-	vgCreate, err := exec.LookPath("vgcreate")

-	if err != nil {

-		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `vgcreate` while setting up direct lvm")

-	}

+	lvmProfileDir := "/etc/lvm/profile"

+	binaries := []string{"pvcreate", "vgcreate", "lvcreate", "lvconvert", "lvchange", "thin_check"}

-	lvCreate, err := exec.LookPath("lvcreate")

-	if err != nil {

-		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `lvcreate` while setting up direct lvm")

-	}

-

-	lvConvert, err := exec.LookPath("lvconvert")

-	if err != nil {

-		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `lvconvert` while setting up direct lvm")

+	for _, bin := range binaries {

+		if _, err := exec.LookPath(bin); err != nil {

+			return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `"+bin+"` while setting up direct lvm")

+		}

 	}

-	lvChange, err := exec.LookPath("lvchange")

+	err := os.MkdirAll(lvmProfileDir, 0755)

 	if err != nil {

-		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `lvchange` while setting up direct lvm")

+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating lvm profile directory")

 	}

 	if cfg.AutoExtendPercent == 0 {

@@ -212,36 +201,36 @@ func setupDirectLVM(cfg directLVMConfig) error {

 		cfg.ThinpMetaPercent = 1

 	}

-	out, err := exec.Command(pvCreate, "-f", cfg.Device).CombinedOutput()

+	out, err := exec.Command("pvcreate", "-f", cfg.Device).CombinedOutput()

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, string(out))

 	}

-	out, err = exec.Command(vgCreate, "docker", cfg.Device).CombinedOutput()

+	out, err = exec.Command("vgcreate", "docker", cfg.Device).CombinedOutput()

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, string(out))

 	}

-	out, err = exec.Command(lvCreate, "--wipesignatures", "y", "-n", "thinpool", "docker", "--extents", fmt.Sprintf("%d%%VG", cfg.ThinpPercent)).CombinedOutput()

+	out, err = exec.Command("lvcreate", "--wipesignatures", "y", "-n", "thinpool", "docker", "--extents", fmt.Sprintf("%d%%VG", cfg.ThinpPercent)).CombinedOutput()

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, string(out))

 	}

-	out, err = exec.Command(lvCreate, "--wipesignatures", "y", "-n", "thinpoolmeta", "docker", "--extents", fmt.Sprintf("%d%%VG", cfg.ThinpMetaPercent)).CombinedOutput()

+	out, err = exec.Command("lvcreate", "--wipesignatures", "y", "-n", "thinpoolmeta", "docker", "--extents", fmt.Sprintf("%d%%VG", cfg.ThinpMetaPercent)).CombinedOutput()

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, string(out))

 	}

-	out, err = exec.Command(lvConvert, "-y", "--zero", "n", "-c", "512K", "--thinpool", "docker/thinpool", "--poolmetadata", "docker/thinpoolmeta").CombinedOutput()

+	out, err = exec.Command("lvconvert", "-y", "--zero", "n", "-c", "512K", "--thinpool", "docker/thinpool", "--poolmetadata", "docker/thinpoolmeta").CombinedOutput()

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, string(out))

 	}

 	profile := fmt.Sprintf("activation{\nthin_pool_autoextend_threshold=%d\nthin_pool_autoextend_percent=%d\n}", cfg.AutoExtendThreshold, cfg.AutoExtendPercent)

-	err = ioutil.WriteFile("/etc/lvm/profile/docker-thinpool.profile", []byte(profile), 0600)

+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(lvmProfileDir+"/docker-thinpool.profile", []byte(profile), 0600)

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error writing docker thinp autoextend profile")

 	}

-	out, err = exec.Command(lvChange, "--metadataprofile", "docker-thinpool", "docker/thinpool").CombinedOutput()

+	out, err = exec.Command("lvchange", "--metadataprofile", "docker-thinpool", "docker/thinpool").CombinedOutput()

 	return errors.Wrap(err, string(out))

 }

@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ func (devices *DeviceSet) initDevmapper(doInit bool) (retErr error) {

 	if devices.thinPoolDevice == "" {

 		if devices.metadataLoopFile != "" || devices.dataLoopFile != "" {

-			logrus.Warn("devmapper: Usage of loopback devices is strongly discouraged for production use. Please use `--storage-opt dm.thinpooldev` or use `man docker` to refer to dm.thinpooldev section.")

+			logrus.Warn("devmapper: Usage of loopback devices is strongly discouraged for production use. Please use `--storage-opt dm.thinpooldev` or use `man dockerd` to refer to dm.thinpooldev section.")

 		}

 	}