Customizing the user environment

SWAP

Use SWAP to move the LOGIN utility out of conventional memory into higher memory (if available) or onto the disk. This allows execution of a # command and LOGIN at the same time.

SWAP has the following command format:

SWAP [path]

You can replace path with either a drive letter or a full directory path beginning with the NetWare volume name.

By default, the LOGIN utility always swaps to extended or expanded memory, unless NOSWAP is specified on the command line or in the login script.

NOTE: The SWAP option does not work with the DR DOS 6.0 EMM386 Memory Manager option unless upper memory is disabled.

If you specify a path in the SWAP command, LOGIN swaps into the directory you specified. If the directory specified in that path does not exist or if you do not have rights there, LOGIN prompts you for another path.

If you do not specify a path, LOGIN swaps either into higher memory (if available) or to the current drive. If LOGIN tries to swap to the current drive and you do not have rights to the current drive, LOGIN prompts you for a path to use. If you specify a valid path, LOGIN always swaps to the specified path.

Then, if the workstation does not have enough memory to handle both LOGIN and the # command, the # command fails but the rest of the login script executes as usual.

For more information about using the # command, see ``# (execute external program)''. For details of using the NOSWAP command, refer to ``NOSWAP''.