From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 30 13:42:31 2014 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E1DEEE45 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:42:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-la0-x232.google.com (mail-la0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c03::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5E12B39CD for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:42:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-la0-f50.google.com with SMTP id pn19so12813286lab.9 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:42:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=v9DcPDJFP+OvaWkR/88K38OA7fUrBBvWhr3a208rX28=; b=zxEumdm+nGS1b1lDl5kTzld0np3GZ7o5E+yF9eZWC12Bjht4f6sv4CaFoQUqZNmuR8 yL1sFt7TZSz+rxn+VgciCu3GfKyds35uGrAwvzklTPbgVX4DZPZaxaBibgjwLtXTBvcI gSbcVKj7NacSs4989in48QUhs70hi59st7fy+jbAso4o8xU8mF1o5uqERZSFZAuCDVvk 7rVn/JthoJVz5zKMTJS/s8Y725FJfbGYdI7suAZhsEIRjIl/+6O1OAp6HRFL4V/O8cG4 X+5RYCbM5acIDrZXb3ppXUtVN3HWZ92+4ajURWTl6cnHv2gwGwX4LzqNg03u0TGqvJFt RFJw== X-Received: by 10.112.169.34 with SMTP id ab2mr61934422lbc.77.1419946949382; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:42:29 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.35.199 with HTTP; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:41:48 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412291509260.43879@wonkity.com> References: <CAAdA2WP__b2z8v3PiUDVSCY69d3QaHSmy7LvnZhbeQFuPeGNkg@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412291042580.77379@wonkity.com> <CAAdA2WP4f+R+Km0yr0_mncPE3h0YZO2CRnYfjFp+DsoH=JrTqg@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412291405300.28382@wonkity.com> <CAAdA2WNZnV5JquwQ-mrCqyVVE3NAK-Q0cpGq=Pk+-dxZ+hfgsA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412291509260.43879@wonkity.com> From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:41:48 +0300 Message-ID: <CAAdA2WOi49zo-7XtP2HFpPA1fwbLu08vtLriWJ2ZggaMjo+f8w@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Adding more swap for FreeBSD 10 To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:42:32 -0000 On 30 December 2014 at 01:17, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Tue, 30 Dec 2014, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > wash@mail:~$ gpart show ada0 >> => 0 976773168 ada0 BSD (466G) >> 0 964689920 1 freebsd-ufs >> (460G) >> 964689920 12083248 - free - >> (5.8G) >> >> >> Oh, just bare bsdlabels... (untested): >> >> gpart add -t freebsd-swap -a4k ada0 >> >> The device for the swap entry in /etc/fstab will be ada0b. >> >> >> >> "untested" is rather scary:) >> >> This server is over 1800km away from me! >> >> And there is nobody there to rescue if I blow it away:) >> > > Back up that machine, restore it into a local VM, and test it there > first. But still be ready for a quick trip. :) Hi Warren, Thank you for that. Worked successfully. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."