On Thursday, 27 January 2005 14:46, Colin Charles wrote: <snip>
> Agreed. But I just thought I'd point it out as to "why swap can be bad" > too... > > So for LPI purposes, do we agree that its double the installed RAM? > Seems like a safe bet :) My opinion is thatI don;t like statements like that. In the context of this thread, it makes sense because we know the background. But the statement in isolation can lead to false assumptions. If a relative newbie can't follow this thread, and he is advised to go with double the RAM, he can have a false idea that he carries around that this is the truth. Then he might configure a machine with inappropriate swap amounts. I would prefer to omit this point from any prep materials entirely, and definitely remove any exam items that ask this question. Instead concentrate on teaching and testing the use of swap space, and how to determine if what you have is suitable. My reasoning is that the exam questions must have definitive answers, and 2*RAM isn't definitive, atbest it's a vague guideline. Alan -- Alan McKinnon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Head trainer - AfriBiz (012) 331 8102 (082) 337 1935 _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
