os:linux:create_swap_file
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Linux: Create Swap File
Short
fallocate -l 1G /swapfile mkswap /swapfile swapon /swapfile vi /etc/fstab
swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
Long
Create File (eg. size 1GB).
root@server:~# fallocate -l 1G /swapfile <code> Set permissions. <code> root@server:~# chmod 0600 /swapfile
Set up swap space.
root@server:~# mkswap /swapfile mkswap: /swapfile: insecure permissions 0644, 0600 suggested. Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1024 MiB (1073737728 bytes) no label, UUID=2903a264-5dc1-484c-8e1d-b0b6f687e65a
Activate Swap space.
root@server:~# swapon /swapfile
Edit fstab
root@server:~# vim /etc/fstab
add:
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
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