Matt Fahrner <Matt.Fahrner@coat.com> writes: > Does anyone know why a Linux box that is low on memory would choose to not > use swap? We have a couple of RedHat linux boxes that seem to choose to run > out of memory before they'll use swap. They aren't even using the same kernel. > > > As an example, one of the boxes is RedHat 7.1 running a stock "2.4.9-21smp" > kernel. It's swap partition is: > > > Filename Type Size Used Priority > /dev/sda10 partition 1036152 4 -1 > According to "man swapon", priority is a value between 0 and 32767. I suspect -1 means the swap area isn't being used. Did you mkswap(8) on it? -- tim writer <tim@starnix.com> starnix inc. tollfree: 1-87-pro-linux thornhill, ontario, canada http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
