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Date:      Tue, 27 Oct 1998 16:41:46 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Marco Masotti <masotti@mclink.it>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: NFS client umount from a not responding server
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810271641240.16538-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <36358E99.3F54BC7E@mclink.it>

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On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Marco Masotti wrote:

> I often use to NFS mount from different servers and it also happens that
> some NFS server get disconnected from the network, due to the workshop
> nature of the network.
> 
> In such cases, the NFS client remains stuck, because of the hard NFS
> mount, and it seems that no way exists to umount from the server that is
> no longer responding on the network.
> 
> Is any way to convince the client to hard umount from a NFS server not
> responding?

Not on a hard mount. :-(  You'll have to restore the original server or
reboot the client.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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