breaking a mount point and setting up a new one

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Author: Ted Gould
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Subject: breaking a mount point and setting up a new one
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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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