Subject: Re: MFS on swap on file
To: Martin Husemann <martin@rumolt.teuto.de>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: current-users
Date: 02/05/1999 17:24:59
On Fri, Feb 05, 1999 at 06:35:24AM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote:
> I have a machine where I can't install a local swap partition.
> Instead I use this:
> 
> [/tmp] root@hwart > mount
> rumolt.teuto.de:/a/hwart on / type nfs
> rumolt.teuto.de:/a/usr on /usr type nfs
> /dev/wd0e on /dos/c type msdos (local)
> rumolt.teuto.de:/a/home on /home type nfs
> [/tmp] root@hwart > swapctl -l
> Device              1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Priority
> /dos/c/PAGEFILE.SYS    286720        0   286720     0%    0
> 
> Now I would like to mount /tmp on MFS on this swapfile. Is this possible?

Yes, of course. You don't have to use the swap device for this, you can
just use /dev/wd0d.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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