I wouldn't say it is a dumb question. You may be able to live without the swap just fine. (I have never tried.) But I would make the swap partition anyway. If you have it and don't need it, no harm done. If you need it and don't have it, you end up out of memory. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.