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Article #4643Re: Why doesn't Ultrix allow "a" partitions to shrink?
From: Mike Smith
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1987 08:59
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1987 08:59
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In article <13263@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA>, mkhaw@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA (Michael Khaw) writes: > What I'm really trying to get at is I want a "b" swap partition near the "front" > of the disk, and a fairly large "h" partition "behind" it, but I don't want to > waste the 7 odd Mb "a" partition, so can I make "b" overlap with "a" if I tell > newfs that "a" is only the part that doesn't overlap "b"? Why don't you just do your swaping on the 'a' partition? Have it overlap the b and maybe even the g partition, then have your h. (or combine the g with the h...). Making the small a should also work, but is kind of kludgy... -- E. Michael Smith ...!sun!apple!ems 'If you can dream it, you can do it' Walt Disney This is the obligatory disclaimer of everything. (Including but not limited to: typos, spelling, diction, logic, and nuclear war)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!lll-lcc!pyramid!voder!apple!ems From: ems@apple.UUCP (Mike Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Why doesn't Ultrix allow "a" partitions to shrink? Message-ID: <912@apple.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jun-87 04:59:32 EDT Article-I.D.: apple.912 Posted: Wed Jun 3 04:59:32 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jun-87 12:02:31 EDT References: <12963@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> <903@apple.UUCP> <13263@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> Organization: Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, USA Lines: 19 Keywords: Ultrix disk parition a only grows Summary: Why not swap on the 'a' partition?