Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!questor!lclarke From: lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: HELP !!!! Keywords: swapfile Message-ID: Date: Sun, 31 Mar 91 23:35:17 PST References: <46488@ut-emx.uucp> Organization: Questor - Free Internet/Usenet*Vancouver*BC::+1 604 681 0670 cmaz514@ut-emx.uucp (Raghu Ramachandran) writes: > Last night I was in root removing files from the 105M hard disk to free up so > space. I accidentaly double clicked on the icon for /private/vm/swapdisk. > > This started up 'Edit', which then tried to open the swapfile. > > Needless to say both the computer and I had a fit! > > I forced the workspace to the front and loged out. By the time the log out w > complete several minutes had elapsed. When I logged back in, the swapfile ha > exploded, and I only have 8.77MB free on the hard disk. The swap file has a > size reading of 27467776 (~26MB). > Just delete /private/vm/swapfile while in single user mode > B SD -S then reboot the NeXT and the RC file will automatically create a new swapfile. It will grow accordingly... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * lawrence_clarke@questor.uucp | c/o TRIUMF Operations Group * * larry@erich.triumf.ca | University of British Columbia * * Compuserve: 70441,1776 | 4004 Wesbrook Mall * * Phone: +1 604 275-5902 | Vancouver, British Columbia * * FAX: +1 604 275-4184 | Canada V6T 2A3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *