On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:26:57 +0530, Debajit Adhikary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How could I safely remove a USB drive attached on the fly to my Linux system?
> 
> As of now, I cannot seem to unmount it because it is not listed in
> /etc/fstab (that's the error message I  get).

# sync
# unmount -f _usb_drive_

Then maybe you can remove it even if it isn't unmounted on your own risk!!! :)
sync will flush write buffers if any.

Regards,
Shantanoo
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