Why can't I umount local volume if Netbooted from the server?

Hello all,
I am trying to create a "universal" netboot image that will allow me to scandisk, defrag, disk warrior,etc all the machines in our Dept. I have successfully created the Netboot image and tested it on local workstations and it works great, except for the fact that I cannot unmount the local drive for test/repair purposes? Any ideas why this local drive won't unmount? Is it because of the swap file? If so, can I disable or move the swap file to the netboot image?
Thanks
iMac G5 2.0Ghz SuperDrive   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

How did you create your Netboot (nbi) image? If you used a read-only dmg file as source, Diskless wont work. I had the same problem, and finally solved it, using two workarounds, both with success.
Both workarounds are done with Tiger Server and clients
Suppose you have a machine ready for using its system (ex. Macintosh HD) as a netboot image
1. Connect the machine used for creating the final image file via target mode on your server. Then, use Disk Image utility to create the nbi from the Macintosh HD fw target volume.
2. Copy Disk Image Utility to a firewire drive. Boot up from the FW drive. Then using Disk Image Utility create a netboot image from the Macintosh HD volume in the FW drive. When finished, Export it to the Tiger Server, and then enable it.
Kostas, Greece

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