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In article <62t2fo$p9g$1@news.latrobe.edu.au> j4823363@raptor.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au (Pugsly) writes:
>Dr. Who (mind@ripco.com) wrote:
>: Pugsly (j4823363@ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au) wrote:
>: : The problem is this - 
>: : I try in install Redhat, both version 4.0 or 4.2.
>
>: Make sure that your swap partition is in fact active and is being recognized.
>
>Its a bit hard to do that when you cant login. Redhat doesnt recognise the
>password I typed at setup.

	Try turning on the CAPSLOCK key and re-enter it.
	It seems to be a bug in the setup program for RH 4.0 and 4.2

	If that fails, boot with the option 'single' and you will get
	a root shell...

	ie: If you use LILO and normally type linux to boot into linux
		just append the word single after it.

		linux single


>
>However I had an older slackware distribution on which showed the swap
>as being active but I cant say I ever saw it in use (ie 0 used).
>
>: Check "free" and/or "vmstat" from the commandline and see if any of the
>: swap has been allocated.
>
>How does one get to the command line with redhat when root is refused a login?
>

	Read above..


>: If it reads zero, but you're out of memory, you might want to verify that
>: your swap space is setup.
>
>I understand this very fundamental part of linux and I am certain that it
>is set up correctly.
>
>: BTW, how many MB of RAM do you have?
>
>As the original post said, 16Meg.
>
>Any other takers?
>
>Cheers
>Brett
>
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	Yup, I've added my two cents worth...

	If you need furhter assistance I'll be more than happy to assist.

	Cheers,

	Matt.


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