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How to unmount NFS when server is gone?

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I am mounting a NFS-folder from a server to my laptop.

Unfortunately, the server goes off sometimes... The problem is, that I cannot unmount the "dead" NFS-folder. On the command-line, I get "device is busy", and via nautilus it crashes my current session.

Is there any way to unmount a NFS-folder when the server is off?

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answered 2 Years ago hical · Accepted Answer

You can use umount -f -l /mnt/myfolder, and that will fix the problem.

-f – Force unmount (in case of an unreachable NFS system). (Requires kernel 2.1.116 or later.)

-l – Lazy unmount. Detach the filesystem from the filesystem hierarchy now, and cleanup all references to the filesystem as soon as it is not busy anymore. (Requires kernel 2.4.11 or later.)

^{Source:Linux Complete Command Reference}