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

neil

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On 2013-02-15, at 22:29, Ashley Aitken <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Hi Tim,
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> Thanks for your post.
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> On 16/02/2013, at 4:08 AM, Tim Roberts <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Use the following to disable mds aka Spotlight. 'off' for disable 'on' to=
 enable.
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>> sudo mdutil -a -i off[on]
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>> If you still have problems ejecting then some other process is accessing t=
hat Volume.
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> Thank you, good suggestion.  As I mentioned, I had put the volume(s) in th=
e privacy panel of Spotlight, so I was hoping that would discourage mds/Spot=
light but this will test for sure.
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>> BTW, If you have a Terminal open and cd to that volume, it will block eje=
ct.
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> Yes, I've fallen for that one in the past.  Interestingly I also don't hav=
e any Finder windows open there either but Finder still shows up as accessin=
g the Volume.
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> I've tried restarting Finder.  I also use Total Finder but I quit that for=
 the tests too.
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> Thanks again.
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> Cheers,
> Ashley.
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> Ashley Aitken
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