On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 06:09:17PM +0530, USM Bish wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 09:32:23PM +0000, Nasirudheen K wrote:
> >
> > After entering the login name and password the system got hung
> > up. In the boot message everything was OK except with the
> > following line
> >
> > "Activating swap: swap on: /SWAP has insecure permission 0755;
> > 066 suggested "
> >
> > Pleaz let me know your analysis of the problem as early as
> > possible.
> >
>
> Your swap permissions are incorrect. Swap partitions normally
> have a permission of 600, (at best 660, not more). Swap is
> turned on and off by the boot/ shutdown sequence by root.
>
> a) Boot from a rescue floppy (not boot floppy). If you do not
> have a boot floppy tomsrtbt, or alfalinux will do.
>
> b) Do NOT mount the swap partition of the HDD.
>
> c) As root do:
>
> chmod 600 /dev/hdxN (where x is a, b etc & N is 1,2 etc)
>
> d) In your /etc/fstab the entry should have nothing beyond:
>
> /dev/hdxN swap swap defaults 1 2
>
> e) Log out of the emergency boot disk session.
>
> f) Boot into the system through your hard disk as normal, and
> this should work, (do not give an access more than 660).
>
> Bish.
>
>
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Sorry for replying to my own posting. The above is applicable
if the device in your /dev is not set properly. Please do a
ls -al /dev/hdxN for your swap partition if it reads as:
"brw-r-----" then there is no errata in your device entry.
In which case, the swap signature and permissions are not set
correctly. In which case, from your rescue disk do:
mkswap -c -v1 /dev/hdxN
This should set up the parameters correctly. The -c option is
for device check, and v1 for new type swaps for kernels beyond
2.1.x. man mkswap for other options.
Sorry for the part info given above. MY BAD !
Bish
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