How to Find Out If Removable Media Is Still in Use

1. Become superuser.

2. Identify the processes accessing the media.

   # fuser -u [-k] /media

   -u		Displays the user of the media.
   -k		Kills the process accessing the media.

   For more information on using the fuser command, see fuser(1M).

3. (Optional) Kill the process accessing the media.

   # fuser -u -k /media

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   Caution –

   Killing the process accessing the media should only be used in emergency situations.

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4. Verify the process is gone.

   # pgrep process-ID

Example—Finding Out If the Media Is Still in Use

The following example shows that the process 26230c, owner ripley, is accessing the /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/EA/products/Live_Upgrade_1.0 directory.

# fuser -u /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/EA/products/Live_Upgrade_1.0
/cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/EA/products/Live_Upgrade_1.0:    26230c(ripley)