Hi!
ok this is bit stupid but still.. how do I unmount / i've observed that during shutdown / is unmounted ==> I shud also be able to unmount / but when i give:
#umount /
it gives
umount: /: device is busy
for obvious reasons.
so how does the shutdown manage to umount the /
Thx -- Nikhil
well i dont know os much, but is it possible that as it is done after all process have been killed , its the last thing before shutdown, the / filessytem is no longer busy but that what about 'init'?? someone answer that please
--- Nikhil Joshi nikhil_joshi@gmx.net wrote: > Hi!
ok this is bit stupid but still.. how do I unmount / i've observed that during shutdown / is unmounted ==> I shud also be able to unmount / but when i give:
#umount /
it gives
umount: /: device is busy
for obvious reasons.
so how does the shutdown manage to umount the /
Thx
Nikhil
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On 08/10/02 11:20 +0100, s d wrote:
well i dont know os much, but is it possible that as it is done after all process have been killed , its the last thing before shutdown, the / filessytem is no longer busy but that what about 'init'?? someone answer that please
A filesystem is busy if any files on that are open, or something is mounted under it. Once all files are closed, then the fs can be unmounted.
Devdas Bhagat
devdas bhagat wrote
A filesystem is busy if any files on that are open, or something is mounted under it. Once all files are closed, then the fs can be unmounted.
if init is on the filessytem and is running. doesnt a running process make the file "open" eg: can i delete /bin/bash ???
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