My /etc/mtab is a real file, not a link. I am doing the mount by specifying the loop option in the /etc/fstab file. Here is my fstab line:
/opt/insiteone/jbsim/sim0/reader01 /mnt/cdsim1 iso9660 noauto,loop,users 0 0 So I shouldn't have to worry about calling the "losetup -d". I did try adding the -d to the umount command but it had no effect either. --- Matthias Riese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > If you create your loop devices manually > with "losetup" opposed to using "mount -o loop", or > if > you create your loop devices via "mount -o loop" > but /etc/mtab is a symlink to /proc/mounts, > then you have to delete the loop devices manually > using "losetp -d /dev/loopX". > > Hope this helps, Matthias > > Brian Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > This problem isn't related to cdrecord or mkisofs > but > > since the users of both are familiar with ISO > files I > > thought maybe somebody would be able to help. > > > > I am using Red Hat 7.3 and Red Hat 8.0 with the > latest > > patches on several servers and have created a > variety > > of ISO files using mkisofs. All the ISO files are > good > > and I am able to mount and umount each of them > (once > > mounted I am able to read and access all the files > > contained in them) using the loop device. > > > > The problem I am experiencing is that after a > certain > > number of mounts I get the error message "fork: > > Resource temporarily unavailable" on the command > line. > > After much trouble shooting I realized that number > of > > mounts/umount sequences I am limited to is the max > > number of processes for my user id. I confirmed > this > > by using the "ulimit -u" command to lower my > process > > limit. It appears the mount command is leaving > > someting in some sort of process table in kernel > > memory (nothing shows in ps or top or in > /proc/#### as > > being left behind). Has anybody any sort of > experience > > with this at all? Any suggestions? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
