Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 20:23:12 -0800 (PST) From: "nate" <freebsd@aphroland.org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Working around problems when an NFS server dies / is unavailable. Message-ID: <59006.10.10.10.7.1041740592.squirrel@webmail.linuxpowered.net> In-Reply-To: <20030105001254.GA48290@lewiz.org> References: <20030105001254.GA48290@lewiz.org>
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lewiz said: > Hi, > > Anybody know about using NFS with laptops. I want to be able to pick > up and go with my laptop -- problem is I seem unable to umount any NFS > filesystems when the NFS server is unavailable. try mounting with the soft option. the system will give up rather quickly if the NFS server is not available, and the system should resume normal operations. Most systems default to hard NFS mounts. some people reccomend against soft, but I've never had a problem with it. nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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