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umount /media/usb-vfat/umount: /media/usb-vfat: device is busy
umount: /media/usb-vfat: device is busy
# fuser -a /media/usb-vfat//media/usb-vfat/: 12832c 12833c
-a display unused files too# fuser -k /media/usb-vfat//media/usb-vfat/: 12832c 12833c
-k kill processes accessing the named fileor
check alll processes using "usb-atom"
# /sbin/fuser -m /media/usb-atom//media/usb-atom/:
5098c
# ps aux |grep 5098xxxx 5098 0.0 0.0 5744 1896 ? Ts 08:59 0:00 -csh
# kill -9 5098# umount /media/usb-vfat/* note that /sbin/fuser is for RHEL5.3
reference :
http://www.idevelopment.info/data/Unix/General_UNIX/GENERAL_Troubleshootingthedeviceisbusy.shtml