* on the Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 10:44:37AM -0000, chakri gk said:
>  Dear Friends,
> I am beginner of Linux and got a doubt.
> 
> We suggest 2 * RAM space for swap size.
> Please can u elucidate:
> 1. why only 2* RAM space for swap space.
> 2. what happens if we assign more?

The 2*RAM recommendation is just a suggestion for people who don't know
how much space to allocate for swap. You can have more (or less) as you
wish. 

HTH
Sharninder



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