Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 16:12:37 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: ceo@bbbiiizzz.com (R J Huntington) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reconfig info Message-ID: <199603120542.QAA26417@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <3144C49C.1F73@bbbiiizzz.com> from "R J Huntington" at Mar 11, 96 02:26:04 pm
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R J Huntington stands accused of saying: > > We have FreeBSD installed on our server and need to increase swap > space. The question is: Do we have to reinstall the OS from scratch? No. See the 'vnconfig' manpage and the handbook for instructions on creating a swapfile. > Also, why does a df not show the swap partition? Because 'df' shows information about mounted filesystems. The swap partition isn't a filesystem. > Ralph Huntington -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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