Re: MacOSX-admin Digest, Vol 106, Issue 1

On Feb 15, 2013, at 2:00 PM, [email protected] wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:24:41 +0800
> From: Ashley Aitken <[email protected]>
> Subject: Problems ejecting volumes / disks from GUI but not command
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> Hi All,
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> I'm having problems ejecting volumes (e.g. external disk) and optical =
disks (e.g. DVDs) from the Finder (GUI) in Mac OS X Mountain Lion =
(latest update) on MacBook Pro (around 2010).  It won't eject, even when =
I choose the option to Force Eject, it won't successful eject.  Seems =
like MDS and sometimes Finder have files open, but this doesn=92t =
explain inability to Force Eject. =20
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> I can Eject and Force Eject (not necessary now because Eject works) =
from the command line using something like "sudo hdiutil eject =
/Volumes/France" which is strange.  I have had some problems in the past =
with my user's groups. I think it was since the upgrade to ML that my =
groups got mangled some way and I ended up in Wheel (as well as many =
other groups) but not correct primary group (Username).
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> I wonder if the fact that eject works with sudo (I should try without) =
but Finder eject always fails, even with a force eject, may be related =
to the mixup in groups?  Should I be in Wheel if the account is an Admin =
account?   How can I add myself back into Wheel (there is a file in Unix =
I seem to remember).  Others have had similar problems with not being =
able to eject volumes in ML due to mds process.
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> Any help or suggestions most appreciated.
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> Cheers,
> Ashley.
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> PS  I've used lsof to see open files on the volume.   I've tried =
killing the mds processes (they start again almost immediately). I've =
added volumes to the Spotlight preferences panel to stop it searching =
the volumes with no improvement.  I've tried restarting the Finder. Of =
course, if I shutdown the volume is ejected but that is not a real =
solution ;-)
> --
> Ashley Aitken
> Perth, Western Australia
> mrhatken at mac dot com
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Use the following to disable mds aka Spotlight. 'off' for disable 'on' =
to enable.

sudo mdutil -a -i off[on]

If you still have problems ejecting then some other process is accessing =
that Volume.
BTW, If you have a Terminal open and cd to that volume, it will block =
eject.

Best,

Tim Roberts=