Could be something as simple as the device-mapper having a file handle to the partition already. Don't know if you've fiddled in that area at all though.
Just a thought! On Jan 9, 2008 12:42 PM, Sebastian Reitenbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am unable to mount a partition, whenever I try I get the following error > message: > > mount /export > mount: /dev/sdc1 already mounted or /export busy > > lsof /export does not list anything, /dev/sdc1 is not listed in /etc/mtab > nor in /proc/mounts, so I wonder how the system gets this idea? > > There is also nothing showing up in messages or dmesg. > I also disabled the nfsserver and rebooted the system, but with the same > effect, unable to mount. > When I try to fsck the filesystem, I get the followign error: > fsck.ext3 /dev/sdc1 > e2fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007) > fsck.ext3: Device or resource busy while trying to open /dev/sdc1 > Filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another program? > > > I'm on opensuse 10.3, x86_64. Any idea whats going on here? > > cheers > Sebastian > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
