The umountnfs.sh and umountfs.sh scripts cannot do their jobs if there are still processes running. This is the primary reason we kill things on shutdown at all, because we can't unmount filesystems if there are open files.
The sendsigs omit.d directory is intended for processes that are designed to permit unmounting underneath, or required to maintain the filesystem - you should file bugs on things that are missing them ** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- /etc/init.d/sendsigs starts to early and makes Intrepid, Jaunty and Karmic hang on shutdown or reboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/404567 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs