Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 12:47:39 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Robert Chalmers <robert@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> Cc: bsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: expanding a live Swap partition Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970117124608.28304A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <199701171018.UAA05637@nanguo.chalmers.com.au>
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On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Robert Chalmers wrote: > I know this is a stupid question, but I don't suppose it's possible to > expand a swap partition on a "live" system is it? > I put together an experimental box, and dont really want to have to do > it all again :-) > > cheers, > bc > -- > Triple-W: P.O. Box 2003. Mackay. 4740 +61-0412-079025 > robert@chalmers.com.au for Whirled Peas http://www.chalmers.com.au > Location: Whitsunday Web Works. 21'7" S, 149'14" E. > No, you'll need to repartition if you want a larger swap partition (though you can backup, repartition and restore, instead of a complete installation). The other option is to use a file with a vnode driver to simulate a partiton inside a file. Look in the archives/FAQ, but be warned that this will degrade performance. Nadav
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