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I use "echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness" to set swappiness but even if I'm root i've got access denied. Do you know what should I do to unlock it ?

oneat
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  • It may happen that even if SELinux status is disabled, one would get permission denied issues. – suresh Dec 01 '11 at 20:16

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I suspect SELinux. Try getenforce and if it returns enforcing, you can temporarily disable SELinux with setenforce 0. For permanent disablement see /etc/selinux/config.

Before disabling SELinux you may try sysctl -w vm.swappiness=0.

Janne Pikkarainen
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You might want to check if SELinux is active. It imposes restrictions even on root.

The commmand sestatus will tell you if SELinux is active.

sleske
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