Here is some more output: # /sbin/swapon usage: swapon [-hV] swapon -a [-e] [-v] swapon [-v] [-p priority] special|LABEL=volume_name ... swapon [-s] [root@coresix ron]# /sbin/swapon -v LABEL=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swapon on LABEL=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swapon: cannot find the device for LABEL=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 -ron-