Unable to rename /tmp and /var/tmp directories

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Rename of /tmp and /var/tmp fails with the error “Device or resource busy” .
  • However, there are no process holding these directories. lsof/fuser doesn't show any information about files opened by processes.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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