umount before shutting down?
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> From: Volker Kuhlmann[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: NFS Lockup problems
>
> > actually i believe it is quite common to mount /home on an nfs
> server. Means you get the same home whereever you log on from.
>
> I think it's the other way round: home resides on the the server, and
> it's mounted on the workstation(s) to make sure you have the same home
> regardless of the workstation you log into.
>
> For some reason, Vik has his home on his workstation, and wants to mount
> it on his server.
>
> A few years ago, I found that shutting down a machine which has NFS
> filesystems mounted is impossible without a push on the hardware panic
> button if the NFS server(s) in question does not respond, e.g. because
> it's been shut down already. Unless you want to wait for dozens of
> minutes, which are the NFS timeouts, that is. This situation sucks
> hamsters with straws.
>
> All the NFS mount options (soft, hard, intr, or any combination) don't
> do anything simply because they require a signal (i.e. ^C) to be sent to
> the process which accesses the NFS-mounted filesystem. While you watch
> all the shutdown messages scroll past on the screen, you can do whatever
> you like but you sure ain't gonna send any of those signals. You either
> wait for a very long time or push the button, or flick the switch.
>
> Did I mention suck factor already?
>
> As Vik mounts filesystems both ways, regardless of which
> machine he shuts down first, he'll be in for a long
> waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
>
> Anyways, I never found a solution. If anyone has one, please speak up.
>
> Volker
>
