remote file system mounting problem

[Shawn McConnell]

Can anyone help with this.

I'm trying to mount a remote file system

here is the /etc/exports file

root@slacrmp2:/ > cat /etc/exports
/interface/mysingle -root=slacrmp1,access=slacrmp1
/tmp/instdir -root=pilot,access=pilot
/usr/sap/trans -root=slacrmp1,access=slacrmp1
root@slacrmp2:/ >


When I try to do the remote mount I keep getting a message that the device is busy.

Any help would be appriciated

[Alan Meyer_4]

Make sure that no currently active process is accessing the directory that you are attempting to use as a mount point.

run fuser /mountpoint to see the processes that are using the directory.

Usually what happens to me is that I have a telnet window open where I have cd'd over to the directory that I am trying to mount to...

[Alan Meyer_4 · Accepted solution]

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[Jeff Lightner_1]

Prior answer mostly correct.

I'd suggest downloading and installing lsof and using it instead of fuser. It will truly let you know any process that is busying out a directory/file. I've seen cases where someone has done cd to a directory then do su to another user and cd out. The original shell is still busying out the directory but fuser doesn't see it because the subshell isn't there.

Also you might want to try "bdf mountpoint" just to be sure it doesn't think its already mounted.

Finally make sure you haven't also tried to configure this in automounter. You'll get weird results from filesystems specified in automounter if you try to do a manual mount.