This is a generic limitation of the Linux kernel virtual file system and the NFS driver. There is nothing VLC can do about, since it gets stuck in kernel mode: you just have to kill the correct VLC process (by PID).
Consider yourself lucky. Back in the days, you could not even kill the process in such circumstance. ** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1502115 Title: vlc process never returns after opening a video file on unreachable nfs mount To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1502115/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs