Unable to kill runaway app. -

[Rick Stevens]

Todd Denniston wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote, On 12/23/-28158 02:59 PM:
>> I've added the option soft to the client /etc/fstab which may make it 
>> possible to interrupt things?
>>
>> That is, if I have done the right thing in the right place.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
> 
> Assuming that after you reboot[1], the situation is better with soft, I 
> would suggest going back to hard but use the intr[2] option.
> i.e.
> server:/usr/local/pub    /pub   nfs    hard,intr
> 
> I have seen soft loose data on networks that are some what loaded, with 
> out even giving you any error notifications.  The probability seemed 
> somewhat proportional with how many times larger the file you are 
> writing is than the wsize parameter.

It's "lose" (as in "lost") not "loose" (as in "running wild").  English 
lessons aside, did you use TCP instead of the default UDP on that
heavily loaded network?

> [1] so that the process that is currently stuck and CAN NOT be killed is 
> finally terminated. :)
> 
> [2] man nfs|grep -3  EINTR
>     or read the man and search for intr
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