Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 03 Feb 2000 19:29:17 -0500 | From | Tom Zerucha <> | Subject | umount [-f] on a unused "busy" partition? |
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For example, I start up xterm while my "current" directory is /mnt/floppy. I won't be able to umount the floppy until I kill the xterm, even if the new xterm chdir-s away from the floppy and doesn't have any open files.
Currently I am running something that will take about an hour on a partition I really want to umount. Oops on my part, but there are NO open files (or lsof AND fuser are lying) on that partition. umount -f doesn't work (should it?).
I can probably do the hack myself, but I was wondering what the best approach would be or if someone else out there has a patch or something. Adding a feature so umount -f would work as long as there were no open flies, just the unused "working" directory would suffice. Any suggestions or help would be welcome.
For that matter, does umount -f do anything or work anywhere where umount wouldn't?
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