Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> Right now I really don't care about elegance - I just need to get the stuff 
> off that disk and replace it <G>.   A symlink it is then.

yea, it will get the job done.

> Next problem is how to move the swap partition.  I assume I can run without 
> a swap for a period of time while I install a new disk and parition it.  If 
> so how do I disable it?

Technically, you could run without swap permanently, but the performance 
would blow chunks if tried to use anything that was memory intensive. 
Anyway, the command 'swapoff' is prolly what you're seeking, if you 
don't wish to reboot.  Otherwise, just remove it from fstab.

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