i will try the manual umount. I think the problem is what you said, i.e. the umount needs more time and a working network in order to complete properly.
how could one edit the upstart job (s3ql.conf) in order to make the umount more patient and to take place while the network is still up? On Saturday, April 19, 2014 11:25:58 AM UTC+2, William Blunn wrote: > > On 19/04/2014 10:06, Ray wrote: > > Hi I am trying to automatically mount my s3ql fs ( 1.17-1~precise1 ) > using the s3ql.conf script at > http://www.rath.org/s3ql-docs/mount.html#automatic-mounting > (of course adapted with my credentials etc) > > Anyhow, the filesystem isnt mounted at reboot of the machine (ubuntu > 12.04) > > > This reminds me of a tricky problem I had. > > What happens if you do a manual clean unmount, then reboot the machine? > > If that works, then your problem not with the mount but with the unmount > at shutdown. > > Traditional local filesystems tend to get umounted very reliably. But > unmounting a S3QL filesystem requires that the network is up, and that the > calling process is sufficient patient to wait for S3QL to complete the > unmount. Normal configurations don't allow for this, and so S3QL > filesystems tend not to be unmounted at shutdown. > > I had to do a lot of careful 'init' configuration to get it to work > acceptably. > > Regards, > > Bill > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "s3ql" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
