I edited the /etc/init.d/umountfs as follows: This produced no error messages on shutdown and the file systems were clean on next bootup.
#! /bin/sh # # umountfs Turn off swap and unmount all local file systems. # # Version: @(#)umountfs 2.78 05-Jun-2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] # my edits to solve syncing problem on shutdown: # 1. execute a sync # 2. use "lazy dismount" and then wait# PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin case "`uname -r`" in 1.*|2.[01].*) FORCE="" ;; *) FORCE="-f" ;; esac # sync all disks echo -n "syncing disks..." sync sleep 1 echo -n "Deactivating swap... " swapoff -a echo "done." echo -n "Unmounting local filesystems... " echo -n "Please wait... " umount $FORCE -a -r -l sleep 5 echo "done." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]