gvfs-fuse-daemon mount blocks nfs_automount from unmounting home directory

[jerrac]

I'm not sure how wide spread this is, but it's something to be aware of.

When I'm logged into Ubuntu 11.10 in gnome, it adds the following to mtab:

gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/username/.gvfs fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon rw,nosuid,nodev,user=username 0 0

If I'm mounting my user folder from nfs, that entry blocks nfs_automount from mounting.

The command nfs_automount tries to run is:

umount -f -l /home/username

I have to run

umount -f -l /home/username/.gvfs

before nfs_automount will work. Or I can restart the whole computer.

I have not tested this on other Ubuntu version, or flavors of Linux.

I would think it would only show up if you are trying to initiate nfs_automount from the gui, using a user that you want their home folder mounted from nfs.

You should be able to bypass it simply by logging out of the gui, and logging in via command line. I think that might unmount the .gvfs folder. But I'm not sure and don't really have time to test right now. :\

Maybe the nfs_automount scripts can detect this, and log a descriptive error?