In fc3 Can I umount a Logical Volume which is mounted auto in fstab?

TomF · 12-09-2004, 09:14 AM

I would like to extend an LVM2 volume without rebooting, but I need to unmount the volume when I do the file system extend. the volume is mounted auto in fstab, and fuser -v shows that it is in use by the kernel . Is there a way to umount the volume without modifying fstab to noauto and rebooting?

I could mount it noauto in fstab and mount it in an initialization script. (In Fedora, add
mount <mount point>
to /etc/local.rc). Is there a better way?

adamwenner · 12-13-2004, 10:45 AM

if its in use by the kernel, i think the only thing you can do is reboot, however, if you do noauto, it might mess up the kernel also

TomF · 12-16-2004, 01:40 AM

Thanks,

Using noauto plus an init script works for this filesystem, since it is not needed for system init, but I want to be able to use it on my running system without bothering to mount it.

I am adding an RFE for a "deferred" mount option in fstab, which would eliminate the need for the bypass.I mentioned ealier. Otherwise, I consider this issue closed.