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How to free swap on live system?

Subject: How to free swap on live system? Author: humbletech99 Posted: 2007-03-21 06:02:03 Length: 308 byte(s)
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I've got a server with all of it's swap used up, but nearly 1 out of 4GB of ram free. proc swappiness was set to 10, I've now set it to 1, but it's still got all it's swap used up. Is there a way to free up some of the swap somehow while the system is running?
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: Nikesh Posted: 2007-03-21 06:26:30 Length: 107 byte(s)
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Does this causing any problem? and I don't think there is any command by which you can clear your swap
---- Check more at : http://linux-poison.blogspot.com
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: ashirbad Posted: 2007-04-11 10:20:10 Length: 570 byte(s)
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Linux is so powerful and it has every features for adminstration so u wants to freeup swap space uuuummmmmm....... Login as root user now go to the directory where swap is created issue command -> swapoff <swapname> rm -f <swapname> only though work is to find the swap location and to identify it
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: humbletech99 Posted: 2007-04-11 10:32:07 Length: 151 byte(s)
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yes I did this a few weeks ago although I'm not sure what happens to the clear contents of swap, if it is reabsorbed or just dropped on the floor.
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: ashirbad Posted: 2007-04-11 10:37:25 Length: 139 byte(s)
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Check all ur process or threads and off all un-necessary process and threads i think it may help to some extent
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: humbletech99 Posted: 2007-04-11 10:40:10 Length: 82 byte(s)
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I try not to run any unnecessary in the first place but thanks for the suggestion.
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: Nikesh Posted: 2007-04-11 12:22:35 Length: 233 byte(s)
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Quote ssue command -> swapoff <swapname> Do not do this, this will slow down your system This command just put off your swap and make linux to work on your ram
---- Check more at : http://linux-poison.blogspot.com
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: humbletech99 Posted: 2007-04-12 04:04:58 Length: 86 byte(s)
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yes I know but I just wanted to clear the swap temporarily. I did a swapon after that.
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: Nikesh Posted: 2007-04-12 04:17:42 Length: 45 byte(s)
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Yes, you can do this by using swapoff command
---- Check more at : http://linux-poison.blogspot.com
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: ashirbad Posted: 2007-04-12 09:24:41 Length: 85 byte(s)
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so nikesh what u think the problem is plz give some light there
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: humbletech99 Posted: 2007-04-12 11:30:04 Length: 76 byte(s)
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there is no problem, I did it weeks ago and this was answered 7 posts ago...
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: ashirbad Posted: 2007-04-13 09:37:30 Length: 66 byte(s)
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why not u try to reassign the size of the swap after swapoff
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Subject: Re: How to free swap on live system? Author: humbletech99 Posted: 2007-04-13 10:08:21 Length: 80 byte(s)
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this was done weeks ago and I have ahd no problem so not doing any more on this.
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