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# 1  
Old 08-14-2014
NFS umount shows the "Device busy (Error 16)"
Hi there
After making a backup copy of it sometimes happens that when I want to unmount an NFS indicates the error:
Code:
umount: /path_mount  busy: Device busy (Error 16)

if I run lsoff, I can not find the process that is blocking the application.

I'm using OpenServer 5.0.2c as one NFS server
SUSE SLED10SP2 (also happens in SUSE SLES11SP3 ), with settings:
Code:
/pathNFS  x0.x0.xx.xxx  (rw, async, root_squash)

Not if it is an issue of incompatibility Linux/OS5.0.2, or something I'm doing wrong.

As I can discover that is failing?
Thanks for reading this far.



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Mod Comment Please wrap code, configurations, input & output/errors in CODE tags
Last edited by rbatte1; 08-14-2014 at 10:40 AM.. Reason: Added CODE tags
# 2  
Old 08-14-2014
Is the NFS server still running?
# 3  
Old 08-14-2014
This is showing that there is something using the NFS mounted filesystem. This could be a user or scheduled process using this for input or output files or the current working directory. Another alternative would be that there is a sub-mounted filesystem.

Commands such as df | grep patch_mount & fuser -c /path_mount might give you more information about what is in use.

Be aware that deleted files that are still open will still hold the filesystem in-use until their processes end.



I hope that this helps,
Robin
# 4  
Old 08-14-2014
achenle: if the nfs server is still functioning properly.

rbatte1: outputs:
Code:
# df | grep cediback2
/cediback2 (pc10:/backup/cediback2 ): 337148144 blocks        0 i-nodes

fuser, the option -c is not recognized, but shows fuser pc10:/backup/cediback2 processes that are not related (I think) ..
the resource /cediback2 only used for the backup script, other users do not accessed.
The detail of each pid is:
Code:
72
    root    72     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 strerr
6995
  caja05  6995  6878  0 07:48:37   ttyp7    00:00:01 /backup/fiscal/unxfis -k -cxx.xx.22.11 -i/dev/p_wcajero05 -o/dev/p_rcajero05
6024
    root  6024  6020  0 07:48:27   ttyp7    00:00:00 login -r xx.xx.22.11 root root -c ansi
6020
    root  6020   347  0 07:48:27       ?    00:00:00 rlogind
532
    root   532     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:04 ./pciconsvr.ip -D0 -L0
531
    root   531     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 ./pcimapsvr.ip -D0
53
    root    53    46  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:03 /etc/ifor_sld
5101
  caja03  5101  5054  0 07:48:18   ttyp2    00:00:01 /backup/fiscal/unxfis -k -cxx.xx.22.12 -i/dev/p_wcajero03 -o/dev/p_rcajero03
51
    root    51    46  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/sco_cpd
496
    root   496     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /var/scohttp/scohttpd -d /var/scohttp
461
    root   461   459  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 lockd
46
    root    46    45  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:03 /etc/ifor_pmd
459
    root   459   452  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 lockd
452
    root   452     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 lockd
450
    root   450     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 statd
45
    root    45     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/ifor_pmd
4491
    root  4491  4480  0 07:48:12   ttyp2    00:00:00 login -c
4480
    root  4480   347  0 07:48:11       ?    00:00:00 telnetd
427
    root   427     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/lmcfsd
411
    root   411     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /usr/bin/X11/scologin
41
    root    41     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:03 /etc/syslogd
385
    root   385     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/nbd
367
    root   367     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/snmpd
356
    root   356     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /usr/lib/lpd
351
    root   351     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:04 routed
347
    root   347     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/inetd
330
    root   330     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 rusersd
329
    root   329     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 rwalld
320
    root   320     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 portmap
279
    root   279     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /opt/K/SCO/lli/5.0.2k/bin/dlpid /var/opt/K/SCO/lli/5.0.2k/dlpidPIPE
272
    root   272   268  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/pwr/lib/listen system/start-2 pwrd/startup /dev/fd/4
268
    root   268     1  0   Aug-08       ?    00:00:00 /etc/pwr/bin/pwrd
2589
    root  2589     1  0 19:36:05   tty01    00:00:00 /bin/login pc10
22263
    root 22263 22242  0 07:11:23   ttyp5    00:00:00 login -c
22242
    root 22242   347  0 07:11:23       ?    00:00:00 telnetd
19898
19897
19131
  caja02 19131 19076  0 07:10:52   ttyp3    00:00:00 /backup/fiscal/unxfis -k -cxx.xx.22.13 -i/dev/p_wcajero02 -o/dev/p_rcajero02
1661
  caja16  1661  1611  0 07:17:54   ttyp5    00:00:00 /backup/fiscal/unxfis -k -cxx.xx.22.14 -i/dev/p_wcajero16 -o/dev/p_rcajero16
12197
    root 12197 12184  0 07:59:31   ttyp8    00:00:00 login -c
12184
    root 12184   347  0 07:59:31       ?    00:00:00 telnetd
11919
    root 11919 11350 82 10:53:45   ttyp6    00:00:00 -sh
11381
    root 11381 11364  0 07:09:35   ttyp3    00:00:00 login -c
11364
    root 11364   347  0 07:09:35       ?    00:00:00 telnetd
11350
    root 11350 11338  0 10:53:39   ttyp6    00:00:00 login -c
11338
    root 11338   347  0 10:53:39       ?    00:00:00 telnetd
10939
    root 10939   347  0 10:48:33       ?    00:00:00 telnetd


Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Again, please use CODE tags for all code, input & output/errors.
Last edited by rbatte1; 08-14-2014 at 11:56 AM.. Reason: CODE tags
# 5  
Old 08-14-2014
And what does
Code:
fuser -u /cediback2

give ?
# 6  
Old 08-14-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by rbatte1
This is showing that there is something using the NFS mounted filesystem. This could be a user or scheduled process using this for input or output files or the current working directory. Another alternative would be that there is a sub-mounted filesystem.

Commands such as df | grep patch_mount & fuser -c /path_mount might give you more information about what is in use.

Be aware that deleted files that are still open will still hold the filesystem in-use until their processes end.



I hope that this helps,
Robin
It could also be shared back out.
# 7  
Old 08-14-2014
The most likely mistake is that YOU are in a directory on the filesystem when you try to umount. In that situation you cannot umount even if you are root (unless you use the -f (force) switch which is not recommended).
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