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Re: tmps and swap

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Stachu 'Dozzie' K. wrote:

> On 2012-02-07, Günther Schwarz <strap@gmx.de> wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> http://www.google.com/search?q=encrypted+swap+linux+howto

This is interesting, thanks a lot. The swap partition set up with a key 
from /dev/urandom might well solve some other issues related to the swap 
partition. I will give it a try.

Günther

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tmps and swap Günther Schwarz <strap@gmx.de> - 2012-02-07 20:50 +0000
  Re: tmps and swap Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2012-02-07 16:15 -0500
    Re: tmps and swap Günther Schwarz <strap@gmx.de> - 2012-02-07 23:01 +0000
      Re: tmps and swap Alexander Schreiber <als@usenet.thangorodrim.de> - 2012-05-31 21:52 +0200
  Re: tmps and swap Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-02-07 22:40 +0000
    Re: tmps and swap Günther Schwarz <strap@gmx.de> - 2012-02-07 23:01 +0000
      Re: tmps and swap "Stachu 'Dozzie' K." <dozzie@go.eat.some.screws.spammer.invalid> - 2012-02-08 09:18 +0000
        Re: tmps and swap Günther Schwarz <strap@gmx.de> - 2012-02-09 21:51 +0000
  Re: tmps and swap Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2012-02-08 00:34 +0100
    Re: tmps and swap Günther Schwarz <strap@gmx.de> - 2012-02-09 21:51 +0000

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