What if more memory is added? How would one increase the swap partition?
On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Todd Flinders wrote:
> I had always heard in the old days to have /var on its
> own partition as a security feature. It prevents a
> hacker from getting a log to flood the / partition.
>
> That may be wrong or irrelevant now, though.
>
> --- "Richard T. Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Since my last question was not as dumb as I thought,
> > let me see if I can get
> > lucky twice.
> >
> > If I understand what you are suggesting, since I
> > have 128 meg of memory, I would
> > make the swap 256meg. It seems to me
> > that in the past I have read that once the swap gets
> > above 128, Linux doesn't do
> > much with the extra size. Am I totally daffy,
> > or was this a limitation that recent releases has
> > remedied.
> >
> > If I have a 10 gig drive, can I assume that boot
> > stays at 64 meg? Would / stay
> > at 3.5 or do I want to double that
> > and leave the remainder for /home?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Christopher Molnar wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I teach some classes for new Linux users. Here is
> > what I tell them for a 5
> > > Gig drive. (OK, I know I am about to be corrected,
> > flamed, etc for this but I
> > > can handle it [sniff] - just remember this is a
> > general suggestion and is not
> > > written in stone).
> > >
> > > Do NOT let the installer auto-partition. I have a
> > different opinion about
> > > putting /var onto it's own partition. Don't.
> > >
> > > These are in order on how I recommend creating on
> > a 5 gig drive:
> > > /boot = 64 meg
> > > Swap = 2 times the amount of physical memory in
> > your machine. More if a
> > > server (probably 4 times).
> > > / = 3.5 Gig
> > > /home = remainder of all drive space.
> > >
> > > This seems to let them do a full development
> > install and it works.
> > >
> > > (OK, let me have it!). Anyways, forgive me mailing
> > list Gods, but if you are
> > > near New Haven, CT USA check out the Mandrake
> > Campus courses at:
> > > http://www.innovationsw.com/training.
> > > -Chris
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Christopher Molnar wrote:
> > > > > 7.3 ???? NO, No, no.....
> > > > >
> > > > > 8.0 ---- YES, Yes, yes!
> > > > >
> > > > > Seriously, this will be a lot of major
> > enhancements, this won't be 7.3.
> > > > > And give it a few more months. I am not sure
> > if you already subscribe,
> > > > > but if you find the list Cooker Changelog you
> > can watch the progress.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Chris
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> >
> >
>
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