On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 09:07:04PM +0200, Jens Karsten Müller wrote: > Hello, > > today i created a swapfile instead of a partition, because i think > it's more dynamic. I only see advantages using a swapfile. So first of > all, I'd like to know about disadvantages, because almost everybody > uses a swap partition. And finally I need to know what to change on my > potato. I just wrote the following line into /etc/init.d/mountall.sh: > swapon /swapfile > > This does work, but I'm not sure whether this is the right place for > it. So is there a better place for it?
Put it in /etc/fstab. The reason people tend to use a dedicated partition is it can be a little faster (even better if it's on a lesser used disk). Example fstab entry: # extra swapfile /var/local/swapfile none swap sw,pri=1 0 0 When mountall.sh runs, it'll pick up the entry... -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
