Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:08:35 -0700 From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: Roger Merritt <mcrogerm@stjohn.ac.th> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NFS Problems Message-ID: <20000925230835.N59015@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20000926124308.008d2590@stjohn.stjohn.ac.th>; from mcrogerm@stjohn.ac.th on Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 12:43:08PM %2B0700 References: <39CF87B4.925C6C49@unios.dhs.org> <39CF87B4.925C6C49@unios.dhs.org> <20000925103803.X9141@fw.wintelcom.net> <3.0.6.32.20000926124308.008d2590@stjohn.stjohn.ac.th>
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On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 12:43:08PM +0700, Roger Merritt wrote: > At 10:38 AM 9/25/00 -0700, you wrote: > >* Pat Wendorf <beholder@unios.dhs.org> [000925 10:13] wrote: > >> Hello All, > >> > >> I've been using NFS on stable (3.x, 4.x) for a while now, and when it > >> works, it seems to be fast and reliable. However, I've noticed that in > >> any case where it doesn't work (nfs server goes down, cable gets > >> disconnected, weird network card driver issues, etc), the client > >> machines seem to get stuck in an nfs-read state limbo of some sort. My > >> poor laptop was in this state for about 3 days and the daily run's > (find > >> in particular) was hung (new hung "find" every day). If I could kill > >> these processes off, I probably wouldn't mind, but these processes > >> simply do not die (even kill -9), without a reboot. The worst part is, > >> while they are hung, I cannot unmount the NFS share (says it's being > >> used). The shutdown isn't clean either because it cannot kill them at > >> shutdown time. Is this normal behavior, and if so, how do I stop it > from > >> happening? > >> > >> If this is something I've misconfigured I can provide hardware and > >> config file details on request. > >> > >> Thanks for any help :) > > > >You probably want to mount your NFS with the 'intr' and 'soft' > >options. > > > >see the mount_nfs manpage. > > > >-- > >-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] > >"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." > > Thanks for the lead. I suppose there is some reason why these options > are not mentioned in mount(8) or fstab(5). I've been looking for this > info for quite a long time. See mount_nfs(8) as referenced in the SEE ALSO section of mount(8). The mount(8) command is just a front-end for the mount_* commands. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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