The gcc prog uses it as dynamic memory. According to the docs, it is a dynamically allocated space, the size depending on demand for it.
I have removed it from /etc/fstab without any problems because it looked like it was chewing half my ram. Haven't noticed any performance change with or without it yet. Prob safer to leave it there... Regards, Peter On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 21:55, Michael Rubin wrote: > I am running RH 7.1 What is /dev/shm? Some kind of shared memory? Is it > dangerous to security? > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
