Re: How to setup SWAP partition for diskless client

To: netboot@baghira.han.de
Subject: Re: How to setup SWAP partition for diskless client
From: Karsten Brinkmann <kbr@orga.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 08:51:13 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.90.971217164639.22498E@audrey> from Dan Shearer at "Dec 17, 97 04:48:43 pm"
Reply-To: netboot@baghira.han.de

> > How do I set up the SWAP partition for a Linux diskless client using a Linux
> > server's diskspace?  Thanks.
> 
> Swapping on an nfs drive is a bad idea. Usually the best thing to do is 
> not have a swap partition at all.
> 
And what if your memory runs out?

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