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# dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap bs=1M count=1024 | # dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap bs=1M count=1024 | ||
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Naturally, the swap space here incurs the filesystem overhead as well. | Naturally, the swap space here incurs the filesystem overhead as well. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 15 June 2020
To enable swap on a system that has no dedicated swap partition (such as a really small VPS or VM), create a swap file:
## 1GB swap file
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap bs=1M count=1024
# chmod 600 /swap
# mkswap /swap
# swapon /swap
# echo "/swap swap swap defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
Naturally, the swap space here incurs the filesystem overhead as well.