[CentOS] why i can not put my swap files in /dev?
Eero Volotinen
eero.volotinen at iki.fiTue Jul 6 10:50:17 UTC 2010
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2010/7/6 Tang Jianwei <myhnet at gmail.com>: > I tried to create some swap files in /dev directory for my desktop. > the dd and mkswap were ok. but when I try to swapon it, i get this: > > # swapon /dev/myswap > swapon: /dev/myswap: Invalid argument > > but when I mv the file to some other directory like /mnt or /, the > swapon works. /dev/* is virtual directory containing all devices, not files. create your swap on disk devices (/dev/sdXX, not in "empty space) -- Eero, RHCE
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