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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 * Location Logging
 This document was created by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on
 ~2020-06-29T12:14Z~ under a [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/][Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license]]. It
 * Location Logging
 This document was created by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on
 ~2020-06-29T12:14Z~ under a [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/][Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license]]. It

-was updated by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on ~2020-06-30T17:13Z~
+was updated by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on ~2020-06-30T19:44Z~

 #+TITLE: Ninfacyzga-01 Manual
 #+AUTHOR: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
 #+EMAIL: baltakatei@gmail.com
 #+TITLE: Ninfacyzga-01 Manual
 #+AUTHOR: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
 #+EMAIL: baltakatei@gmail.com


@@ -131,33 +131,44 @@ Place ~age~ binary (the one compiled for ARM CPU architecture for
 Linux) in ~$HOME/.local/bin~.
 
 ***** Disable Swap File
 Linux) in ~$HOME/.local/bin~.
 
 ***** Disable Swap File

-Since standard Raspbian 10 install involves copying unencrypted file
-system image to SD card which is mounted by the Raspberry Pi, system
-memory may be written to disk in the form of a Swap file as described
-[[https://ideaheap.com/2013/07/stopping-sd-card-corruption-on-a-raspberry-pi/][here]]. In order to reduce the chance that location log data is ever
-written to disk, swap file functionality must be disabled.
+Since standard Raspbian 10 (Buster) install involves copying
+unencrypted file system image to SD card which is mounted by the
+Raspberry Pi, system memory may be written to disk in the form of a
+Swap file as described [[https://ideaheap.com/2013/07/stopping-sd-card-corruption-on-a-raspberry-pi/][here]]. In order to reduce the chance that
+location log data is ever written to disk, swap file functionality
+must be disabled[fn:ideaheap_20130731_disableswap].
+
+Raspbian 10 uses dphys-swapfile to manage a swap file. It may be
+disabled persistently[fn:rpf_20190702_disableswappersist] by running
+the following command:
+
+: sudo systemctl disable dphys-swapfile.service

 
 To view the status of the swap file in Raspbian 10, run ~free -m~:
 
 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
 pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m
 
 To view the status of the swap file in Raspbian 10, run ~free -m~:
 
 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
 pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m

-              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
-Mem:            432          86          36          21         309         268
-Swap:            99           0          99
+          total    used    free  shared  buff/cache   available
+Mem:        432      86      36      21         309         268
+Swap:        99       0      99

 #+END_EXAMPLE
 
 #+END_EXAMPLE
 

-The swap file may be disabled by:
+After disabling the swap file and rebooting:

 
 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
 
 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE

-pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ sudo dphys-swapfile swapoff
-pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ sudo dphys-swapfile uninstall
-pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ sudo update-rc.d dphys-swapfile remove

 pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m
 pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m

-              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
-Mem:            432          96          33          22         302         258
-Swap:             0           0           0
+          total    used    free  shared  buff/cache   available
+Mem:        432      89     214       3         128         289
+Swap:         0       0       0

 #+END_EXAMPLE
 
 #+END_EXAMPLE
 

+[fn:ideaheap_20130731_disableswap] Explanation:
+https://ideaheap.com/2013/07/stopping-sd-card-corruption-on-a-raspberry-pi/
+
+[fn:rpf_20190702_disableswappersist] Persistant disabling of swap in
+Raspbian 10 Buster:
+https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1490692&sid=5c596a124b7805d6b10dab8d3d7caf16#p1490692
+

 ***** Automatic Start Configuration
 
 Edit the user cron job list with ~$ crontab -e~ to add the following
 ***** Automatic Start Configuration
 
 Edit the user cron job list with ~$ crontab -e~ to add the following


@@ -212,7 +223,7 @@ An ~age~ encryption key may be generated like so:
 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
 $ umask          # Gets current umask
 0022             # Note: This is the default umask for Raspbian 10
 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
 $ umask          # Gets current umask
 0022             # Note: This is the default umask for Raspbian 10

-$ umask 066      # Sets umask so key.txt will have no permissions except for owner (you)
+$ umask 066      # So key.txt will have no perms except for owner (you)

 $ umask          # Confirm umask set to 066
 0066
 $ age-keygen > key.txt
 $ umask          # Confirm umask set to 066
 0066
 $ age-keygen > key.txt