We can increase the /tmp directory by doing the following steps:
cd /usr
dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/tmpMnt bs=1024 count=2000000
mke2fs -j /usr/tmpMnt
cd /
cp -R /tmp /tmp_backup
mount -o loop,noexec,nosuid,rw /usr/tmpMnt /tmp
chmod 0777 /tmp
/bin/cp -R /tmp_backup/* /tmp/
rm -rf /tmp_backup
+ Now, we will need to add this new block device in fstab. Open fstab by using your favorite editor
nano -w /etc/fstab
+ Add the following line at the bottom of the file
/usr/tmpMnt /tmp ext3 loop,noexec,nosuid,rw 0 0
That is it:)
Always change the /tmp partition permission to 1777 instead 0777
at line mount -o loop,noexec,nosuid,rw /usr/tmpMnt /tmp
i’m told to enter a filesystem type
what would this be?
You have to specify the file system format. e.g ext3
in case if it is not accepting then go to /etc/fstab add the line exactly mentioned below.
/usr/tmpMnt /tmp ext3 loop,noexec,nosuid,rw 0 0