Gparted resize linux swap partition

[Old Ranger]

David Vincent wrote:
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> Raseel Bhagat wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com
>> <mailto:brian.mckee at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>     >
>>     > When I start the system, swap does not automatically come "on", it is
>>     > not automatically recognized by the OS.
>>     > However, I can turn "swapon" by using Gparted from the GUI while
>>     system
>>     > is running.
>>     > Sooooo, did I shoot myself in the foot?  Or is there a way to make
>>     > Ubuntu be aware of the newly shrunk swap partition WITHOUT
>>     reinstalling
>>     > the entire system?
>>
>>     When you run swapon - are you specifying the partition or just using the
>>     - -a option?  Ubuntu uses UUID in the /etc/fstab file, not /dev mount
>>     points,  and the UUID of the swap partition changed when you sic'ed
>>     gparted on it.
>>     Use vol_id or something like it to figure out the new swap partition
>>     uuid, or just replace the uuid with the /dev path if you prefer.
>>
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>> Check yout /etc/fstab and see if it is mounting the correct swap
>> partition. As Brian points out,  the entries in the  /etc/fstab uses UUID.
>> Check your swap partitions UUID with :
>> $ ls  -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
>>
>> I'm thinking the UUID has changed.
>>     
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> Use the "blkid" command to determine UUIDs of your drives, then compare
> the ID reported for your SWAP with what Ubuntu has in the /etc/fstab file.
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> $ sudo gedit /etc/fstab
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> If your UUIDs are different then replace the one in the fstab file with
> what blkid reported, save fstab and reboot.
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> - -d
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Thank you both!
I will try this fix and report the results ASAP.

Z. Wade Hampton
Marysvale, UT