Re: CDROM is and isn't mounted

Steven S. Dick (ssd@nevets.oau.org)
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:00:20 -0400 (EDT)

Robert K. Nelson <rnelson@airflowsciences.com> wrote:
>Under a 2.2.12 kernel I have a CDROM which won't unmount.
[...]
>When I try to /bin/umount it is reported as device busy
>/usr/sbin/fuser -u -m reports no users on the drive
>/usr/sbin/fuser -v reports that the kernel has the drive mounted
>
>I can read the files on the CDROM, I just can't unmount it.

I had a similar problem recently.
It was triggered by exporting the drive via nfs in /etc/exports.

I couldn't convince knfsd to stop exporting it; I ended up removing
it from exports and rebooting, otherwise it just wouldn't unmount. (2.2.10)

Steve
ssd@nevets.oau.org

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