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Description of problem:
Hi,
  I NFS mount my mail server (a Redhat 8.0 system running with the 
latest patches).  If I reboot the mail server, my desktop boxes lock
up.  I'm mounting mail with "-o rw,bg,soft,timeo=3,retrans=3" (and
I've even tried adding "intr", although it shouldn't make any
difference).  If I'm sitting in /var/mail on the client when the server
goes down, and I type "ls", my shell locks for an indefinite amount of
time (and I cannot interrupt it even though I specified "intr") before
displaying ".: Input/output error" -- as I expect it to -- (sometimes
it returns quickly, other times it never returns).  Help?
...dave alden


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-smp-2.4.20-9

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. On "client", mount "server"'s /var/mail and cd into it:
   # mount -o rw,bg,soft,retrans=3,timeo=3 server:/var/mail /var/mail
   # cd /var/mail
2. On "server", halt it
   # halt
3. Back on "client", type ls
   # ls
   The amount of time it takes to respond varies greatly, and I
   cannot interrupt it with ^C.
    

Actual Results:  The system hangs for an indefinite amount of time and
interrupting it
(with ^C, yes I check what "intr" was with stty -a) doesn't work.

Expected Results:  2 issues:
  1) I should be able to interrupt it with ^C, shouldn't I?
  2) Shouldn't it return in basically the same amount of time each
     time I try this?

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