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    Arrow Resizing SWAP on cPanel server

    I have used this guide to resize swap:

    cp -rfp /tmp /home/tempdel
    umount -l /tmp
    rm -rf /usr/tmpDSK
    pico /scripts/securetmp find: my $tmpdsksize = 512000; # Must be larger than 250000; and changed value.
    /scripts/securetmp
    reboot

    Result:
    /dev/loop0 /tmp 2% (17,680 of 1,007,896)
    Swap Used 0% (0 of 523,260)

    But why its still SWAP on 512MB please? How can i change it?

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    Default Re: Resizing SWAP on cPanel server

    What you've used is for tmp resizing not SWAP.

    To resize it if you are using LVM:

    #To turn it off
    PHP Code:
    swapoff -/dev/VolGroup18/SWAP 
    #Change VolGroup18 to what you've



    #To Resize it
    PHP Code:
    lvm lvresize /dev/VolGroup18/SWAP -+512M 
    #This will increase the size by 512MB "Change it to what you need"
    #Change VolGroup18 to what you've



    #To Create it
    PHP Code:
    mkswap /dev/VolGroup18/SWAP 
    #Change VolGroup18 to what you've



    #To make it back on
    PHP Code:
    swapon -va 


    #To check for new size
    PHP Code:
    df -
    Done.

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