Problem with gam_server

[Philippe]

On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 08:43 +0100, mathieu.millet at ratp.fr wrote:
> I have sometimes (well many times since I have upgraded something but I
> don't remember what) the same problem with USB HD and USB Key.
> 
> For the story, gamin (gam_server) is like fam (File Alteration Monitor) but
> designed for just one user.
> 
> In order to be able to unmount cleanly, I have to 'kill -HUP nautilus' and
> then 'kill gam_server', because kiling just gam_server isn't enough since it
> is respawned immediately with the "same locks" on the file it monitors.
> 
> You may find additional help with this bug case : 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=142637

Hi 

Under root , umount -l /media/floppy works for me. This is a bypass, but
not really user-friendly.

Philippe
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