-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chris Jones wrote: > I am having a problem with my Samba connection to my Win2k box. When I > have to reboot the win2k box (frequently, because of M$ security > patches, and for application updates that don't know how to avoid the > reboot problem), my FC3 box suddenly loses connection to the win2k box. > The Win2k box can see the FC3 box happily both before and after the reboot. > > To correct the problem I am having to umount each win2k share and > smbmount the share. However, one mount is stubbornly refusing to either > umount or smbumount. The response to the umount command is: > > umount: /export/gandalfe: device is busy > umount: /export/gandalfe: device is busy > > and then the smbmount command gives the following response: > > Could not resolve mount point /export/gandalfe > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction to overcome this problem? > Also, I would appreciate some feedback as to how to prevent the reboot > of winblows causing the disconnection. Can FC3 detect the disconnection > and attempt to reinstate the connections? > I found a gnome file browser session that had the directory tagged. Closed that and the volume is now re-mounted. Does not explain why when Windoze is rebooted that the FC3 connection does not get restored, though. - -- Chris Jones mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx It's OKAY --- I'm an INTELLECTUAL, too. The shape is SMOOTH... ...And COLD... It feels very COMFORTABLE on my CHEEK... I'm getting EMOTIONAL... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCb/n4ZJbxzczKArcRAhsNAJ9mD8xMVZ9JGFiYKas5I4uyJTUVBACgm+49 8lVx17O2JpsJmWcKX4wJRoU= =l1jc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
