[Bug 427896] Re: Cannot unmount a windows network share.

[ian.d.lacy]

I'm using 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.2 (jaunty-updates)

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Chuck Short
<chuck.short at canonical.com>wrote:

> @anthony:
>
> Which version of samba are you using?
>
> Thanks
> chuck
>
> ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
>        Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
>
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> Cannot unmount a windows network share.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/427896
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> Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> whether you use "smbmount", "mount.cifs", or "mount -t cifs" to mount a
> windows network share,
>
> you cannot unmount the network share.
>
> I have tried: "smbumount" , "umount.cifs" , and "umount -t cifs "
>
> many other people are having this problem and it seems that they all use
> the same program to unmount. That program always returns
>
> "This utility only unmounts cifs filesystems."
>
> even though the filesystem was mounted as "cifs"
>
> The only solution I have seen regarding this problem is that some fedora
> users reported that putting SELinux into permissive mode solves the problem.
>
> http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-96243.html
>
> I'm not sure what SELinux does exactly, but if it is in the OS then it is
> probably there for a good reason. Therefore I would not like to keep it in
> permissive mode permanently. I am going to try this to see if it solves my
> problem too.
>
> If you can mount without being super user, you should also be able to
> unmount. Even if I use the raw "sudo umount -t cifs" it still returns the
> same thing.
>
> I imagine that the bug is in SELinux configuration. Its like they shut if
> off to not block "mount.cifs", but forgot to do the same for "umount.cifs"
>
> This is a major problem because after mounting the fs it cannot be
> unmounted, even by the system on shutdown. This error haults the shutdown,
> and I have to use the "press and hold the button" technique to shut off the
> laptop.
>
> I am using Ubuntu 9.04
> "Description:   Ubuntu 9.04
> Release:        9.04"
>

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Cannot unmount a windows network share.
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