> If your disc is fully partitioned you need a swap _file_! > Find a partition you're using for files that has lots of spare room. > Make the swap file on that partition. > > See "man mkswap" and "man swapon". From the former: > > To setup a swap file, it is necessary to create that file before ini- > tializing it with mkswap , e.g. using a command like > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=65536 > > Note that a swap file must not contain any holes (so, using cp(1) to > create the file is not acceptable). > > That example makes a 64MB swap file named "swapfile". Then prepare it: > > mkswap swapfile > > and then start using it: > > swapon swapfile > > I like to protect the file from accidental damage, too: > > chmod 0 swapfile > > You can name such a file in /etc/fstab, too, so it will get used on boot. > > Cheers, > -- Hi ...this is what I was exactly looking for....I got it done......thanks for the help --Opesh -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
