On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 03:02:44PM +0200, Rafi Gordon wrote: > Hello, > > I am mounting a solaris folder (/export/home) by adding to /etc/fstab > on a linux station the following: > > 192.168.0.10:/export/home /mnt/solaris nfs auto,rw > > where 192.168.0.10 is the address of the solaris station. > > I am running mount -a, and the solaris folder is mounted OK. > ( The solaris station is up when the mount -a is issued) > > Then it happens sometimes that the solaris station is down for > long periods of time. > > If I try from the Linux station: > umount /mnt/solaris > it hangs. > > Also if I try erronously to type cd /mnt/solaris > than it hangs at the first letter (/mnt/s) and > I have to close that window. > > Is there a way to avoid this problem ? maybe some additional > patamter to the mount command in /etc/fstab?
There are several options you can use, depending on what you want to achieve. Read the manpages exports(5) and mount(8). You might also consider an automounter (amd, am-utils, autofs). If you have a specific question, define exactly what you want to happen. -- Didi ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
