From fba97e0a547cdef9e07a47d24771b05d0e3db768 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Goldberg Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:53:28 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update advanced-installation.md added swapoff command --- docs/getting-started/advanced-installation.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/getting-started/advanced-installation.md b/docs/getting-started/advanced-installation.md index e0b1fc913..36e83f685 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started/advanced-installation.md +++ b/docs/getting-started/advanced-installation.md @@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ cd /var touch swap.img chmod 600 swap.img +swapoff /var/swap.img dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/swap.img bs=1024k count=1000 mkswap /var/swap.img swapon /var/swap.img @@ -96,5 +97,8 @@ free echo "/var/swap.img none swap sw 0 0" >> /etc/fstab ``` +Note: it may be necessary to call swapoff, mkswap and swapon explicitly: `sudo /sbin/swapoff /var/swap.img`, etc. [Reference](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-virtual-memory-swap-file-on-a-vps) + +[Add'l Reference](https://serverfault.com/questions/994297/increase-swap-file-size-that-already-exists-ec-2-linux)