How to make the NFS mount disconnect by itself in seconds when the NFS server dies ?
Issue
- It is known that when a NFS share is mount on a system, when the NFS server is hung and user try to access the share, it may cause system unresponsive.
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Could you please explain behavior of
autofsin this case?- If share is mount but user is not currently accessing the share.
- If share is mount and user is currently accessing the share.
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Is there any measure to lower the risk of using autofs to mount NFS?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Autofs
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