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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers UNIX rm -rf error "rm: cannot remove `filename' : Device or resource busy" Post 302524505 by Chirel on Monday 23rd of May 2011 01:25:55 PM
Old 05-23-2011
Hi,

NFS cannot remove a file that is used.

Try using lsof to find who use it.

---------- Post updated at 07:25 PM ---------- Previous update was at 07:23 PM ----------

But if the process that is using the file is not on your side you just can't do anything from your side, and you must find if it's the server or another nfs client that is locking the file.
 

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UMOUNT.NFS(8)						      System Manager's Manual						     UMOUNT.NFS(8)

NAME
umount.nfs, umount.nfs4 - unmount a Network File System SYNOPSIS
umount.nfs dir [-fvnrlh ] DESCRIPTION
umount.nfs and umount.nfs4 are a part of nfs(5) utilities package, which provides NFS client functionality. umount.nfs4 and umount.nfs are meant to be used by the umount(8) command for unmounting NFS shares. This subcommand, however, can also be used as a standalone command with limited functionality. dir is the directory on which the file system is mounted. OPTIONS
-f Force unmount the file system in case of unreachable NFS system. -v Be verbose. -n Do not update /etc/mtab. By default, an entry is created in /etc/mtab for every mounted file system. Use this option to skip delet- ing an entry. -r In case unmounting fails, try to mount read-only. -l Lazy unmount. Detach the file system from the file system hierarchy now, and cleanup all references to the file system as soon as it is not busy anymore. -h Print help message. NOTE
For further information please refer nfs(5) and umount(8) manual pages. FILES
/etc/fstab file system table /etc/mtab table of mounted file systems SEE ALSO
nfs(5), umount(8), AUTHOR
Amit Gud <agud@redhat.com> 6 Jun 2006 UMOUNT.NFS(8)
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