FileSystem unmount failure : lock on file due to file transfer

[Frédéric Menou]

So:

an usb key, mounted on /mnt/key
pidgin, installed in / partition.

I transfered a file stocked on the key, let say /mnt/key/file, using msn
protocol, and it was successful.

After that I tried to unmount the key, which was not allowed. I suppose it's
a lock problem.

The only solution was to quit pidgin, and then to unmount the partition.

2007/8/8, Eoin Coffey <ecoffey at gmail.com>:
>
> *returning thread to list*
>
> On 8/8/07, Frédéric Menou <frederic.menou at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > No,
> >
> > The usb key was just the file system on which the sent file was.
> >
> > 2007/8/8, Eoin Coffey < ecoffey at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > On 8/8/07, Frédéric Menou < frederic.menou at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I have transfered a file stored on a usb key. This was successful
> > > > \o/
> > > >
> > > > But ... when I tried unmounting the key, the system (linux in my
> > > > case) refused because of a lock on this file, even after transfert
> > > > completion oO
> > > >
> > > > I had to quit pidgin to complete unmounting... a bad solution...
> > > >
> > > > I am sure others have tacked this, so defect++...
> > > >
> > > > thx
> > > > -- Fred
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Were you running pidgin from the usb key?
> > >
> > > -Eoin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> I still don't understand.  Try to be more specific and walk us through
> what you were doing and how when this perceived error occurred
>
> -Eoin
>



-- 
Frédéric Menou
06.30.32.17.45
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