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Re: next disks and swapfiles

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From: Daniel T. Pritts
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:53
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In article <1992Aug18.162747.1@ccsua.ctstateu.edu>  
rutherford@ccsua.ctstateu.edu writes:
> How does the next maintain swap files? There is no entry in fstab  
for it
> (or for my second hard drive, and internal 105 quantum).  There is  
an entry
> for my boot drive. I am assuming that the internal drive is mounted
> automatically by a non-standard method.  I have seen the swapfile  
in
> /private/vm, and have wondered if it is possible to either  
physically
> relocate it to the internal drive or to use a symbolic link  
instead.
> 
> I would also like to override whatever automounting is taking place
> and make sure that on boot up the internal (non-boot drive) is  
mounted
> automatically.

Put entries in /etc/fstab for both disks, this will cause them to be  
mounted automatically at boot time, otherwise the next  
autodiskmounter will mount them when you try to access things on
them.

Look at the man page for mach_swapon for info on allocation of the  
swapfile.
--
dan pritts                     computer systems consultant
university of michigan itd consulting and support services
dan.pritts@umich.edu   (nextmail accepted)    313/998-6265
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