swap-file-creator
Introduction[edit]
swap-file-creator
adds an encrypted swap file to the system. On every boot, it creates a new encrypted swapfile with a random password.
This is useful for systems with low RAM such as those inside virtual machines. It has an ENOUGH_RAM setting which defaults to 1950 MB. If there is more than enough RAM, no swap file will be created.
An option also exists to shred the swapfile on shutdown. For further information, see: https://github.com/Kicksecure/swap-file-creator
Installation[edit]
Install swap-file-creator
. To accomplish that, the following steps A. to D. need to be done.
A. Update the package lists.
B. Upgrade the system.
C. Install the swap-file-creator
package.
Using apt
command line parameter --no-install-recommends
is in most cases optional.
D. Done.
The procedure of installing swap-file-creator
is complete.
Functionality Test[edit]
To check it is working correctly, check the amount of free and used memory in the system.
Next, enable swapping and display the swap usage summary.
For troubleshooting purposes, Check Daemon Log and search for unit-name: swap-file-creator
.
Live Mode[edit]
swap-file-creator
does not run if live mode is detected. [1]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑
Live mode is detected if file
/proc/cmdline
contains stringboot=live
.
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