All the NFS functionality is done in the kernel, not in the userland. So you can't even kill a command waiting for the NFS server - or to be more exact: you can kill the program but the kill will only happen after the kernel returns execution to the program.
-- /etc/auto.net hangs for a LONG time when NFS server is not accesible and makes other programs unusable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326962 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs