tickling gam_server to make it let go of a file?

[Ed Fletcher]

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Magnus Therning wrote:
> I know this has been up on the list recently, but I can't remember
> seeing any mentions on how to do this:
> 
> I use Nautilus to browse a USB disk that's mounted automatically. When I
> try to unmount the disk I'm told it's in use and can't be unmounted.
> Using 'lsof' I verify that it's gam_server that's holding a file open on
> the device...
> 
> Now, how do I get gam_server to release the file?
> 
> I sent it a HUP, which seemed to work, but I'm not sure it's the "right
> way". Since gam_server lacks a man page (another bug I suppose :-) I
> don't really know where to turn to find out.
> 
> /M
> 
> 

Yep, this has been on the list recently.  (Or something quite similar.)

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=56965&highlight=unmount+cdrom

I think that gam_server is using the disk because the disk has not
been unmounted.  Does the unmount fail saying that the device is in
use?  If so, see if nautilus has a window open that is still showing
the contents of the usb disk.  Or a terminal window open with the
disk in the current directory.

HTH,
Ed
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