Or you can become root by issuing sudo -i Be careful!! On 2016-03-01 12:57, Michael wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: CARRUTH, RUSTY > Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 10:26 AM > Subject: RE: swapiness > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Cc: "bmike1@gmail.com" > > Beware the sudo side effect! ;-) > > When you type this: > > Sudo cmd > file > > The CMD is run as root, but the write to file is done as you! > > You need to do this: > > Sudo ‘cmd > file’ > > Or something like. > > Also, don’t append to the file (don’t use >>), just overwrite (>). > > > Rusty > > Again, only you will see this due to my IT department’s email > rewriting rule that I haven’t spent the time to create a workaround > for…) > > A reply-all will, however, send to both me AND the list – which will > be seen. > > FROM: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] ON BEHALF OF Michael > SENT: Monday, February 29, 2016 11:10 PM > TO: Main PLUG discussion list > SUBJECT: Re: swapiness > > fyi: when I attempted to save it in gedit it gave me the permission > denied error. > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 1:08 AM, Michael wrote: > > What am i doing incorrectly? > > $ sudo cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness > > 60 > > bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat 30>> /proc/sys/vm/swappiness > > bash: /proc/sys/vm/swappiness: Permission denied > > bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo gedit > > bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo gedit /proc/sys/vm/swappiness > > ** (gedit:10639): WARNING **: Hit unhandled case 13 (Error writing to > file: Invalid argument) in parse_error. > > ** (gedit:10639): WARNING **: Hit unhandled case 13 (Error writing to > file: Invalid argument) in parse_error. > > bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat >> /proc/sys/vm/swappiness< >> 1 > >> eof > > bash: /proc/sys/vm/swappiness: Permission denied > > bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat >> /proc/sys/vm/swappiness< > 1 > > eof > > ^C > > bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness > > 1 > > WHATEVER! lol > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:43 AM, Michael wrote: > > have a desktop. in any case I searched google this swapiness question > and here is what it says: > > " > > After rebooting the swappiness is set to 10. This can be checked by > > running the following command in a terminal: sudo cat > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness. > The swap tendency can have a value of 0 (fully off) to 100 (swap is > constantly used). > A workable and practical rule for changing the swappiness can be: > 1 GB or more RAM: 10 > Less than 1 GB of RAM: 1 > TIP: > Your computer has less than 512 MB ​​of RAM? Try to change the > swap tendency to 0 (zero). With lower amount of memory installed, this > might even give a better result then changing the swap tendency to 1. > > " > > Why is 0 better than 1? > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:38 AM, Kevin Fries > wrote: > > Linux is not Windows. Linux can, and will run without using swap if > it can. Linux will remain RAM resident unless it has to. So, what > they are telling you is this... If you don't need swap, don't define > it. > > There is one exception to this rule, since you are using a laptop. > There are two instant on technologies, sleep and hibernate. One of > the will stash the state to RAM, the other to swap. I forget which is > which. But if it needs to go to swap, you will need a swap file equal > to RAM if you use that feature. > > Kevin > > On Feb 29, 2016 10:32 PM, "Michael" wrote: > > swapiness=..... 0? Remember; I am computer-illiterate! > > On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 11:47 PM, Todd Millecam > wrote: > > Disable swap. Never activate it on boot. If you start reaching oom > conditions, turn it back on. > > On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Michael wrote: > >> What do you recommend you reduce swapiness to for machines that have >> plenty of memory that will probably never be filled? >> >> -- >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] > > -- > > Todd Millecam > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss