From f42f3c51c04c2fe38305ef233741ed05dffe9daf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: struggling <630441839@qq.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:22:28 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Delete 20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md --- ...end Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md | 74 ------------------- 1 file changed, 74 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 sources/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md b/sources/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9b1cb3f8b7..0000000000 --- a/sources/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Translating by strugglingyouth -Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux -================================================================================ -There are some scenarios where our Linux box is running out of swap space so in that case we can extend the swap space using swap partition but due to unavailability of free partitions on the disk, we are unable to extend it. - -So in such cases we can extend or increase swap space using a swap file - -### Below are the Steps to extend Swap Space using Swap File in Linux ### - -Lets first check the size of existing swap space / partition using the command like ‘**free -m‘** and ‘**swapon -s**‘ - - -free-output-with-swap - -In my case size of swap partition is 2 GB. So we will be extending swap space by 1 GB. - -#### Step:1 Create a swap file of size 1 GB using below dd Command #### - - [root@linuxtechi ~]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap_file bs=1G count=1 - 1+0 records in - 1+0 records out - 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 414.898 s, 2.6 MB/s - [root@linuxtechi ~]# - -Replace the value of ‘**bs**‘ and ‘**count**‘ according your requirement. - -#### Step:2 Secure the swap file with permissions 644. #### - - [root@linuxtechi ~]# chmod 600 /swap_file - -#### Step:3 Enable the Swap Area on the file (swap_file) #### - -Use mkswap command to enable swap area - - [root@linuxtechi ~]# mkswap /swap_file - Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1048572 KiB - no label, UUID=f7b3ae59-c09a-4dc2-ba4d-c02abb7db33b - [root@linuxtechi ~]# - -#### Step:4 Add the swap file entry in the fstab file #### - -Add the below entry in the fstab file so that swap file become persistent across every reboot. - - /swap_file swap swap defaults 0 0 - - - -#### Step:5 Enable the swap file using ‘mkswap on’ command. #### - - [root@linuxtechi ~]# swapon /swap_file - [root@linuxtechi ~]# - -#### Step:6 Now verify the swap space #### - - - -**Note**: To disable the swap file for any troubleshooting point of view, use swapoff command as shown below and to re-enable swap file then use swapon command as shown in step5. - - [root@linuxtechi ~]# swapoff /swap_file - [root@linuxtechi ~]# - -Please share your valuable inputs and comments of this article. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -via: http://www.linuxtechi.com/extend-swap-space-using-swap-file-in-linux/ - -作者：[Pradeep Kumar][a] -译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) -校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) - -本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创翻译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 - -[a]:http://www.linuxtechi.com/author/pradeep/ From 383804437197bac1609d63700bb392b5ddf5e52e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: struggling <630441839@qq.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:27:22 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update 20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md --- .../tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/translated/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md b/translated/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md index 473e24ea0d..0b1a5c0597 100644 --- a/translated/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md +++ b/translated/tech/20150515 Extend Swap Space using Swap file in Linux.md @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +translated by strugglingyouth 在linux上使用交换文件扩展交换空间 ================================================================================ 想像一种情景，当我们的Linux系统用尽交换空间时，在这种情况下，