[linux-lvm] Cleaning up stale handles in /etc/mtab

["Brown, Rodrick R" <rodrick r brown bofasecurities com>]

Not sure what exactly happened on this server but it looks like the LUNS
were pulled w/o removing the volumes correctly or something of that
sort.  

# df 
df: `/vob/gcib/its': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/lftech/artefacts': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/rmt/mktrisk_portal': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/gcib/gfx_fxpb_client_facing': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/gcib/gfx_fxpb_workflow': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/rmt/credittrend': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/adv/re_reporting': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/datamgmt/atlas_p2': Too many open files in system
df: `/vob/gcib/gfx_rad': Too many open files in system
...
...

Does anyone know of a method to fix this without rebooting the box
thanks? 

Thanks. 

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Rodrick R. Brown 
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