breaking a mount point and setting up a new one

Ted Gould plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
06 Dec 2002 15:18:19 -0700


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> can't umount /var/spool, the device is always "in
> use".  At least I can't find what is holding on
> to it.  I shut down mail programs and anacron and
> I'm not in the directory... =20

lsof will list all open files and give you a process id for the program
holding onto the file.  Atleast on my RedHat 8 box cron and atd are
holding onto /var/spool stuff.

		Good luck,
			Ted

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