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From: Sebastien GIORIA <sebastien@dune-concept.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: I'm not out of swap, but system says so.  Help!
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 19:07:47 +0200
Organization: DUNE Concept Security
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Jim Leonard wrote:
> If I need to add more swap, can I do so without repartitioning?  For
> example, Linux (don't hurt me) can allocate swap in a file on an
> existing partition.
	Yes FreeBSD can allocate swap in a file. You must recompile your kernel
and modify your /etc/sysconfig

	See the handbook :
	http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ81.html	

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