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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tom Potts wrote: > I'm trying to set up a swap file on my viglen but not getting anywhere > viglen@mpc-xubuntu:~$ cat /etc/fstab You can edit /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/menu/list to use the regular /dev entries. However various Ubuntu utilities will set things back to using UUIDs. > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > # /dev/hda1 > UUID=8d18d78d-5eb0-469f-b9ca-77e03b43db2c / ext3 > defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 > # /dev/hda5 > UUID=8d97fd08-8ea5-4d49-a2e5-da504e59261f none swap sw > 0 0 > /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 > viglen@mpc-xubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap -U 8d97fd08-8ea5-4d49-a2e5-da504e59261f Try "sudo mkswap -U 8d97fd08-8ea5-4d49-a2e5-da504e59261f /dev/hda5" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAklnrH4ACgkQsoRLMhsZpFeYrACeKXUJTOOaK6zZsRkBcE6xn7/h 9kwAn1t6P8nd3pQOZku95o6P2szZKWSF =W+uW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html