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CRAETING A SWAP PARTITION

 While Installation we can assign the swap memory after installation also we can increase the swap
memory by using partition space.
 If PC has below 2 GB RAM, then no need to assign swap memory.
 In case also we need the swap memory we can assign the swap space same size of RAM.

1. To see the partition list
[root@sun ~] # fdisk -l

2. To create the partition
[root@sun ~] # fdisk /dev/sda
Command (m for help): p
Command (m for help): n
Command (m for help): t
Command (m for help): 82
Command (m for help): w

3. Update the kernel without restarting
[root@sun ~] # partprobe /dev/sda
[root@sun ~] # fdisk –l
[root@ sun ~] # partx -v -a /dev/sda

4. Make the partition as swap
[root@sun ~] #mkswap /dev/sda9

5. To see the status
[root@sun ~] #swapon –s

6. To on the swap partition
[root@sun ~] #swapon /dev/sda9

6. To off the swap partition
[root@sun ~] #swapoff /dev/sda9

S. Pradhan
(MCA, MBA-IT, BCA, CCNA, MCSA 2012, RHCE, ETHICAL HACKING)
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