In reply: > On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Jim Bryant wrote: > > > In reply: > > > Can VFS_STATFS return a value that indicates whether a file system > > > is mounted? If so, it would seem logical to have fsck check the status. > > > > > > status = VFS_STATFS(mp, sbp, p); > > > if (status & MOUNTED) > > > perror("file system mounted"); > > > > I am saying this without having looked at the code first, but I > > believe that it is already impossible to umount a filesystem with any > > OPEN files on it: "filesystem in use". > > umount -f > > will force a dismount and make all open references go to deadfs afaik. > > -Alfred
I stand corrected. I must of misinterpreted the -f to mean -f[orget-this-option!], in a moment of self-preservation. As I recall -f is a last resort. jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbry...@tfs.net AX.25: kc5...@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message