On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:18:04 +1300, Tristan Brynildsen wrote: > I am a linux newbie and have a CDRW/DVD combo drive and when I try to > unmount a CD after using an RPM or other file from it (excluding copying > a file to hard drive) says âerror: cannot unmount. Drive in useâ even > though there is no other processes running or anything using the drive, > how can I stop this so that I can unmount it. Is there anyway to force > an unmount? Thanks! This is a known bug. There's a bugzilla entry: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=106936 The simplest workaround at the moment would be to issue a `service xinetd restart`. That should clear the FAM daemon's hold on the process and enable you to successfully unmount the drive. Also try adding the "lazy" option to the command, i.e. `umount -l`. HTH -- Matt
