Re: rmmod of ipv6 is not working.Help!
On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 13:14, Matthias Cramer wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:41:11 +0530
> Sharmila <shard@intoto.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> > When I try to unload the ipv6 module from my Linux(kernel version
> > 2.4.18-14) PC using
> > rmmod ipv6 ,it is giving the following message:
> >
> > "Device or resource busy"
> >
> > lsmod shows ipv6 under modules but the "used by " shows -1.
> > Why is it like this?Is it expected?If so, how should I unload ipv6 module?
> > Is "reboot" the only option we are left with?
> > Please let me know the info.
>
> As far as I know ipv6 is not removable and "-1" exactly means that ...
>
> Reboot is the only option ...
That having said, you should of course remove the ipv6 module out of your /etc/modules before you reboot,
if you've got it in there.
Kind regards,
Martin List-Petersen
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