> From: Jacob D Sheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(Jacob D. Sheck)
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Stoping hdd
>
> I have a drive that I mount for just storage. When I a want to do a
> backup, I just "mount /dev/hdd /storage", I use my favorite backup
> software, and then I am done. The HDD drive is not the most reliable
> drive in the world and at times I start getting IO failures from it,
> (usless hardware company name here) drives me nuts. My load average goes
> through the roof after a while. How do I stop all the processes that have
> handles to the drive, so that I can umount it? I try to do a umount, but
> it responds that the drive is in use. The only app that I have that would
> touch it is my backup, and I konw it is done.
>
> Thanks in advanced.
> Jacob
>
Did you maybe do a "cd" to that directory in some shell?
"fuser -m /storage" should give you a list of the processes that
are using it. You can then just kill those processes.
pete
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