Problems with NetworkManager and autofs/NFS

[Orion Poplawski]

NetworkManager is currently (in devel and F7) unusable with autofs and 
NFS mounts.  This is because NetworkManager is stopped very early in the 
shutdown process (K02) and brings down the network with it.  Then when 
autofs attempts to unmount any automounted nfs mounts, they fail because 
the remote machine is not accessible.  Eventually the machine hangs 
trying to unmount the last nfs mounted directory.  I suppose it might 
timeout eventually, but it's beyond my patience to wait that long.

Questions:

- Why is NetworkManager shutdown so early?

- Should autofs/nfs shutdown do a forced unmount if needed?  Would that 
work?

- Do we need tighter NIS/autofs integration into NetworkManager?

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Orion Poplawski
Technical Manager                     303-415-9701 x222
NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: 303-415-9702
3380 Mitchell Lane                  orion at cora.nwra.com
Boulder, CO 80301              http://www.cora.nwra.com