Create new swap file to Linux

Posted on by Osama Mustafa in Operating system
to add new swap file to Linux just follow the below steps , in my case i will add 32GB and i am not using LVM :-

  • just create file by the below command :-
    • touch /new.swap
  • Write on the file :-
    •  dd if=/dev/zero of=/new.swap bs=1024 count=33554432
  • Format the file :-
    • mkswap /new.swap
  • Add the file to the system as a swap file.
    • swapon /new.swap
  • finally add it to fstab :-
    • /new.swap none swap sw 0 0
Thanks
Osama

Published by Osama Mustafa

Osama considered as one of the leaders in Cloud technology, DevOps and database in the Middle-East. I have more than ten years of experience within the industry. moreover, certfied 4x AWS , 4x Azure and 6x OCI, have also obtained database certifications for multiple providers. In addition to having experience with Oracle database and Oracle products, such as middle-ware, OID, OAM and OIM, I have gained substantial knowledge with different databases. Currently, I am architecting and implementing Cloud and DevOps. On top of that, I'm providing solutions for companies that allow them to implement the solutions and to follow the best practices.

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