On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:47:23 -0500 Randy Kelsoe <rkelsoe@ev1.net> wrote: > Kevin.Lisciotti@bos.frb.org wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > On a new Linux server I just set up, I created a 500 meg swap file > > which is equal to the amount of ram in the machine. The swap file is > > active but shows 0% used, while the memory shows 184 meg used and > > 316 meg free. > > > > The swap file is mounted as /dev/hda2, has the proper entry in > > /etc/fstab yet it's never utilized. Is there a threshold as to when > > it will kick in or could something else be wrong? I've never had > > issues with the swap file in earlier versions. Thanks! > > You don't have a problem. You really don't want to ever have to use > the swap space, because when you do, system performance degrades > badly. When you run out of free system memory (ram), then the swap > file gets utilized. If you have 316 MB free, you're not even close to > swapping. > Having too 512 MB of ram, I even don't create a swap. And the system runs perfectly ... Franck -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
