[ubuntu-za] Swap space

[Bill T]

On 01/11/2017 16:05, Bill Cairns wrote:
> Thanks to those who helped me with this problem.
>
> I ended up creating a swap file. In case someone else is thinking of 
> going down the same path, here are some comments on my experience.
>
> I followed the method described in 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq.
Glad it worked out for you. Just for info, you can also use "fallocate" 
to create the swap file - it is faster than dd and since the file gets 
formatted by mkswap, I can't see any reason why not. More important are 
the permissions for the file since it may have sensitive info on it - 
set them to 600. For a good write-up on the whole subject check :-
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-on-ubuntu-14-04
Cheers
Bill