On Thursday 23 November 2006 11:14, Niall O Broin wrote:
> Other than that, it's reboot time. I've had this happen before. I
> want a new switch added to umount to mean unmount it NOW and fuck
> the begrudgers
There is a workaround specifically for cdrom's.
sysctl dev.cdrom.lock=0
this at startup (or the same variable in /etc/sysctl.conf) makes it possible
to eject a mounted CD. A dirty workaround, I admit.
I don't know if setting it specifically if you have a stuck mount will help.
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Yours, Mikhail Ramendik
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