Re: Shared Swap File and Primary vs Logical Partitions

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam trinity edu>]

> 
> Recent posts talked about success with installing 7.0 with 6.2 as a
> safety.  Given that only one version is active at any one time, is
> there a problem if one specifies a single SWAP file for the 2 versions
> or is one asking for trouble.
I am using only one swap partition and have had no trouble yet.
> 
> Each version has a root / partition, right?  Can you mount the other
> version's root file system, e.g. as /mnt/rh62 or /mnt/rh70.
When each system runs the others / partition is mounted on a different
directory.
> 
> If you create a separate /opt file system for applications in its own
> partition, primary or extended, you can mount it in either RH 6.2 or RH
> 7.0, right?
Why not ? That doesn't mean they will all run under both systems.
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