[CS-FSLUG] Things that bug me about Linux...

[Phil Crissman]

I used to have a similar problem with a USB thumb drive when I tried
to unmount it. My solution was to use:

     umount -l /mnt/usb

The -l is for "lazy" -- basically it appears unmount it right away,
even if something is still busy, and then as soon as whatever is busy
finishes, it "really" unmounts it. At least, that's my understanding;
I was also "lazy" about analyzing what it was doing. As soon as I
figured out that it was working, I stopped worrying about it. :-)

Phil
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On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:04:46 -0500, Fred A. Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> wrote:
> On Mon March 7 2005 10:31 am, jrichie at bible.edu wrote:
> > > Have you tried logging out so you are at konsole? You have to change the
> > > run levels to do that......I don't boot up into a graphic login. If so,
> > > then try to unmount the drive there, then run "startx" to get back into
> > > KDE.
> >
> > A lot of things can keep a drive busy. Just having a console with the
> > $PWD (present working directory) within that drive can do it. Also, you
> > can change permissions to allow users to mount and umount a drive if you
> > trust them that much.
> 
> 'Not a problem for a home system........normally.
> 
> Fred
> 
> --
> The only bug free software from MickySoft is still shrink-wrapped
> in their warehouse..."
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