[Bug 211631] Re: CIFS/SMBFS shares not unmounted before network is shut down

[Thierry Carrez]

I think I also need to clarify something here.

If you use NetworkManager with per-user settings (i.e. without the
"system setting" checkbox checked) then the network connection is up
only during your session. When you log out from your Gnome session, the
network connection goes down. This is the default for desktops, and
usually the case for wireless connections where the password is stored
in the user keyring.

So the whole concept of mounting any network filesystem system-wide at
boot (in /etc/fstab) while your network will only be there during your
Gnome session is flawed.

Here are the sane modes of operation:
(1) Not using NetworkManager, define a static network configuration in /etc/network/interfaces
Then you can use /etc/fstab without any problem, shutdown will work without a timeout. This is usually used on servers.

(2) Using NetworkManager in "system setting" mode
Then you should be able to use /etc/fstab without a problem. At this point there is a bug in NetworkManager that makes it die before umountnfs is called. The version in my PPA solves this. Please test.

(3) Using NetworkManager without "system setting" checked (per-session mode)
Then you shouldn't be using /etc/fstab at all. The network will go down when the Gnome session stops. True network filesystem mounts require the network to be up regardless of the Gnome session status. You should use nautilus mounts instead (smb://server/share). Those will be unmounted before Gnome logout.

I am trying to solve the bug in the (2) case here.
If you are in the (3) case (and a lot of you probably are) you should either switch to "system setting" mode or drop usage of CIFS mounts in favor of Nautilus gvfs-smb mounts.

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CIFS/SMBFS shares not unmounted before network is shut down
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211631
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