[clue] stale nfs mounts

[David L. Willson]

+1 for autofs 

static mounts of network file-systems from /etc/fstab suck 

autofs keeps the system clean and tidy 

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David L. Willson 
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This is a good time for a r3VOLution. 

----- Original Message -----

> You can unmount it and remount it to avoid the reboot. I'd suggest
> looking to autofs - it'll mount your device/partition on demand (as
> requested, automatically) and unmount when unused therefore avoiding
> the mount going stale.

> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Mike Bean < beandaemon at gmail.com >
> wrote:

> > We seem to be developing an impressive array of problems with stale
> > nfs mounts; what research I've been doing suggests mostly just
> > rebooting the box. Is there a better way that has escaped my
> > efforts?
> 

> > Mike Bean
> 

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