I seem to recall a 'nomount' option in fstab(5), the manual page that
describes the contents of the /etc/fstab ('filesystem table') file.That plus amd(8) should, in theory, get you a relatively stateless NFS connection. Personally, I don't trust amd(8). It's not clear to me that it's any smarter than I am regarding hung NFS file servers. I've had some success using 'umount -f' to forcibly umount NFS filesystems, from the client side, in the past. However, NFS, while stateless in intent, is really not a good infrastructural element for a plug-and-play network. Plugging in is easy; unplugging may require an explicit shutdown to properly deallocate resources. Hope this is helpful ... -- richard lewiz wrote: > Hi, > > Anybody know about using NFS with laptops. I want to be able to pick > up and go with my laptop -- problem is I seem unable to umount any NFS > filesystems when the NFS server is unavailable. > > The problem is -- I can't run many regular utilities like df without > it getting stuck when the NFS mount is unavailable. I've tried the soft > option but that doesn't seem to make any difference. Anybody with any > good ideas on how best to cope with this situation? > > -lewiz. > > -- > There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. > -- Henry Kissinger > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --|| url: http://lewiz.info/ | http://www.westwood.karoo.net/pgpkey ||-- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
