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<TITLE>Linux Swap Space Mini-HOWTO: Before you begin</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s5">5. Before you begin</A></H2>
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<P>This is <B>not</B> a step by step HOWTO. The reader is expected to first
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read the entire document so that he (or she) becomes aware of the possible
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pitfalls and performance bottlenecks. After having a fair idea as to what
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steps are to be taken, he (or she) can then follow the next section in a
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step by step manner. Since you will be playing as a root and that too with
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the system initialization files, be alert as to what you are doing. Write in
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those files comments for those sections that you added, and when you want
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to remove a section, do not delete it. Instead just comment it out. (In
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shell scripts comments begin with a pound(#) sign). In case things go wrong,
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you may restore your original configuration by removing the changes you did.
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Although you are not required to know shell scripting since I have given all
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those that would be needed, some knowledge may be advantageous both for
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understanding as well for debugging.
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