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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?G=FCnther?= Schwarz <strap@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: tmps and swap
Date: 7 Feb 2012 23:01:48 GMT
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Richard Kettlewell wrote:

> Günther Schwarz <strap@gmx.de> writes:
>> Any hints on how to prevent a tmpfs file system to be written to the
>> swap partition? Other than omitting a swap partition completely, of
>> course. I do not want some files to end up on the hard disk.
> 
> Encrypted swap, with a throwaway key generated on boot?

Do you have a link on a howto for that? I need unassisted boot up, so 
typing a password at boot time is not an option.

Günther