Thanks to all. However this problem is not solved:
/rex is an empty directory created as a mount point.
"sudo fuser /rex" and "sudo fuser /rex" return nothing.
There is no /dev/rex
Bob
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"Michael E. Touloumtzis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
: Try "fuser -v /rex". I can reproduce your result by making a directory
: current in a shell and then issuing the mount command for it. This can
: also happen if the directory is current for the file manager in a tool
: such as Star Office or WordPerfect.
> E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> > Bob Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > sudo mount /dev/hda4 or sudo mount /dev/rex
> > >
> > > I get the response mount: /dev/hda4 already mounted or /rex busy.
> > > However, df, mount and /mtab all show that /dev/hda4 is not mounted.
> >
> > Are you sure that you have an *empty* /rex directory before you try
> > mounting?
>
> A directory need not be empty to mount anything on it. In fact, in my
> /floppy directory I have a file named "No floppy currently mounted.", so
> I will see this if I type `ls /floppy' when there is no mounted floppy.
>
> The problem probably is that there is a process which has /dev/rex as
> current directory, or has a file in /dev/rex opened, which makes /rex
> `busy'.
