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
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