Re: Re: [Problem]NFS Server â Um?ount results in Device Busy.

From: J. Bruce Fields
Date: Thu May 10 2012 - 08:16:20 EST


On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:54:43AM +0000, AMIT SAHRAWAT wrote:
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> <p>Hi Bruce,</p>
> <p>&nbsp;</p>
> <p>Thanks for instant reply.</p>

Could you turn off html formatting on your mail?

> <p>The option you mentioned is working. 'exportfs -f'</p>
> <p>Actually it is not mentioned anywhere - even when checked for options:</p>
> <p>#&gt; exportfs -h<br>exportfs: invalid option -- 'h'<br>usage: exportfs [-aruv] [host:/path]<br></p>

Sorry, it looks like the help test could be improved! Patches
welcomed....

It is documented in the exportfs man page.

> <p>But - when tried to give - '-f' option it is working.</p>
> <p>Then on checking the code for exportfs - got to know the working of '-f' option.</p>
> <p>I think it should work. I will check with a number of scenario&nbsp; - to check there is no blockage for other mount points - at the time 'exportfs -f' is being run. Please reply if it wont :)</p>

If no clients are using the export, it should work.

--b.
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