Question
How to delete a swap file?
I was trying to delete the swapfile on a digital ocean virtual server using the instructions given here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/delete-swap-file
However, when I type:
sudo rm /swapfile
I get the following error:
rm: cannot remove `swapfile': Operation not permitted
I have changed the permissions on the swap file to 777 and I believe I have root privileges. I still cannot delete it. It may be helpful to know that I created this instance of a server from an image of another server that I had configures. The swap was enabled in that original server.
How do I delete this file?
Thank you.
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