Hi
> Thanks for the information, it has been interesting but is it not
possible
> to start on the current kernel and do swapoff and then change the swap
> partition and then swapon again? Or comment it out in fstab and then reboot?
> Anyway, I have resized a swap partition some years ago that way.
>
> Regards
> Gudjon
> > Yes, that is another way to go. However, in the case where only one
> swap space is configured, I don't believe the kernel will allow it to be
> deactivated (I may be mis-remembering, or perhaps its the case in a UNIX
> SVR4 system?).
Yes, I should have tried it again before posting,
# free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 4126684 4071152 55532 0 1097868 1463912
-/+ buffers/cache: 1509372 2617312
Swap: 7711160 0 7711160
Then turn off swap
# swapoff -a
# free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 4126684 4068316 58368 0 1097820 1464848
-/+ buffers/cache: 1505648 2621036
Swap: 0 0 0
and turn it on again
# swapon -a
# free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 4126684 4071912 54772 0 1097844 1464840
-/+ buffers/cache: 1509228 2617456
Swap: 7711160 0 7711160
Worked perfectly but I guess it is safer if the partition is empty.
>
> So, it may be safer to boot from a rescue CD and work from that
> environment, than to try to use swapoff on a single swap space used by
> the currently running kernel. And, if you're going to edit fstab and
> reboot anyway, why not just do it from the CD and avoid the fstab edit
> step altogether?
I always lend out or loose my rescue disks in some other way:)
>
> FYI, you should reply to the full list, not to a poster only, as others
> may be interested in the question and answer.
If I'm not sure of what I'm saying I try to minimise the traffic on the list
by sending a private message, asking for a reply on the list if it makes
sense.
Regards
Gudjon
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