Samba Problem - connection to win2k shares dies when win2k reboots [SOLVED]

[Chris Jones]

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Chris Jones wrote:
> I am having a problem with my Samba connection to my Win2k box. When I
> have to reboot the win2k box (frequently, because of M$ security
> patches, and for application updates that don't know how to avoid the
> reboot problem), my FC3 box suddenly loses connection to the win2k box.
> The Win2k box can see the FC3 box happily both before and after the reboot.
> 
> To correct the problem I am having to umount each win2k share and
> smbmount the share. However, one mount is stubbornly refusing to either
> umount or smbumount. The response to the umount command is:
> 
> umount: /export/gandalfe: device is busy
> umount: /export/gandalfe: device is busy
> 
> and then the smbmount command gives the following response:
> 
> Could not resolve mount point /export/gandalfe
> 
> 
> Can anyone point me in the right direction to overcome this problem?
> Also, I would appreciate some feedback as to how to prevent the reboot
> of winblows causing the disconnection. Can FC3 detect the disconnection
>   and attempt to reinstate the connections?
> 

I found a gnome file browser session that had the directory tagged.
Closed that and the volume is now re-mounted.

Does not explain why when Windoze is rebooted that the FC3 connection
does not get restored, though.
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