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I have the following message in the syslog on some machines:
Adding 8385920k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-112957 extents:1 across:8385920k
What does it mean? Is it a problem? And why does this message appear in the syslog, as for the moment the machines are not used?
linux kernel swap
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
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I have the following message in the syslog on some machines:
Adding 8385920k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-112957 extents:1 across:8385920k
What does it mean? Is it a problem? And why does this message appear in the syslog, as for the moment the machines are not used?
linux kernel swap
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
karel
9,369103339
asked Feb 17 '12 at 9:07
francoisfrancois
214
add a comment |
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I have the following message in the syslog on some machines:
Adding 8385920k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-112957 extents:1 across:8385920k
What does it mean? Is it a problem? And why does this message appear in the syslog, as for the moment the machines are not used?
linux kernel swap
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
karel
9,369103339
asked Feb 17 '12 at 9:07
francoisfrancois
214
I have the following message in the syslog on some machines:
Adding 8385920k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-112957 extents:1 across:8385920k
What does it mean? Is it a problem? And why does this message appear in the syslog, as for the moment the machines are not used?
linux kernel swap
linux kernel swap
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
karel
9,369103339
asked Feb 17 '12 at 9:07
francoisfrancois
214
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
karel
9,369103339
asked Feb 17 '12 at 9:07
francoisfrancois
214
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
karel
9,369103339
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
karel
9,369103339
edited Feb 2 at 11:33
karel
9,369103339
9,369103339
asked Feb 17 '12 at 9:07
francoisfrancois
214
asked Feb 17 '12 at 9:07
francoisfrancois
214
asked Feb 17 '12 at 9:07
francoisfrancois
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It means your system has an 8GB swap partition. It's not a problem.
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
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OK, but why is this message repeating every minute in the syslog?
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 9:43
You must have some cron job, script, or program that's adding and removing swap partitions every minute.
– David Schwartz
Feb 17 '12 at 9:44
No. I checked, but there is no cron doing such a thing...
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 10:04
@francois I suggest you add to your question this information:this message repeating every minute
– Alex Yu
Feb 2 at 11:38
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It means your system has an 8GB swap partition. It's not a problem.
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
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OK, but why is this message repeating every minute in the syslog?
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 9:43
You must have some cron job, script, or program that's adding and removing swap partitions every minute.
– David Schwartz
Feb 17 '12 at 9:44
No. I checked, but there is no cron doing such a thing...
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 10:04
@francois I suggest you add to your question this information:this message repeating every minute
– Alex Yu
Feb 2 at 11:38
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It means your system has an 8GB swap partition. It's not a problem.
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
57k686130
OK, but why is this message repeating every minute in the syslog?
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 9:43
You must have some cron job, script, or program that's adding and removing swap partitions every minute.
– David Schwartz
Feb 17 '12 at 9:44
No. I checked, but there is no cron doing such a thing...
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 10:04
@francois I suggest you add to your question this information:this message repeating every minute
– Alex Yu
Feb 2 at 11:38
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It means your system has an 8GB swap partition. It's not a problem.
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
57k686130
It means your system has an 8GB swap partition. It's not a problem.
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
57k686130
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
57k686130
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
57k686130
answered Feb 17 '12 at 9:29
David SchwartzDavid Schwartz
57k686130
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OK, but why is this message repeating every minute in the syslog?
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 9:43
You must have some cron job, script, or program that's adding and removing swap partitions every minute.
– David Schwartz
Feb 17 '12 at 9:44
No. I checked, but there is no cron doing such a thing...
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 10:04
@francois I suggest you add to your question this information:this message repeating every minute
– Alex Yu
Feb 2 at 11:38
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OK, but why is this message repeating every minute in the syslog?
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 9:43
You must have some cron job, script, or program that's adding and removing swap partitions every minute.
– David Schwartz
Feb 17 '12 at 9:44
No. I checked, but there is no cron doing such a thing...
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 10:04
@francois I suggest you add to your question this information:this message repeating every minute
– Alex Yu
Feb 2 at 11:38
OK, but why is this message repeating every minute in the syslog?
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 9:43
OK, but why is this message repeating every minute in the syslog?
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 9:43
You must have some cron job, script, or program that's adding and removing swap partitions every minute.
– David Schwartz
Feb 17 '12 at 9:44
You must have some cron job, script, or program that's adding and removing swap partitions every minute.
– David Schwartz
Feb 17 '12 at 9:44
No. I checked, but there is no cron doing such a thing...
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 10:04
No. I checked, but there is no cron doing such a thing...
– francois
Feb 17 '12 at 10:04
@francois I suggest you add to your question this information:
this message repeating every minute– Alex Yu
Feb 2 at 11:38
@francois I suggest you add to your question this information:
this message repeating every minute– Alex Yu
Feb 2 at 11:38
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