--- name: "nbdswapd" section: "8" platform: "linux" package: "ltsp-server" version: "5.18.12-3" release: "Debian 10 (Buster)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/nbdswapd" --- # nbdswapd(8) dynamically create swap files on request export with an nbd-server(1) instance ## NAME nbdswapd — dynamically create swap files on request export with an [nbd-server(1)](/nbd-server/1.md) instance ## SYNOPSIS **nbdswapd** ## DESCRIPTION **nbdswapd** will dynamically create a swap file when it receives a request and export it using [nbd-server(1)](/nbd-server/1.md). it is usually run from an [inetd(8)](/inetd/8.md) instance. ## EXAMPLE add the following lines to /etc/[inetd.conf(5)](/inetd.conf/5.md): 9210 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/nbdswapd ## SEE ALSO **[nbd-server(1)](/nbd-server/1.md)**, [inetd(8)](/inetd/8.md), [inetd.conf(5)](/inetd.conf/5.md), **[nbd-client(8)](/nbd-client/8.md)**. ## AVAILABILITY **nbdswapd** is part of **ltsp** package and the latest versions are available in source form from *https://launchpad.net/products/ltsp (link to URL https://launchpad.net/products/ltsp)* . ## AUTHOR copyright 2006 Vagrant Cascadian \, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.