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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Dec 23 12:59:27 2004
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rajesh)
Date: Thu Dec 23 12:59:33 2004
Subject: [Mailinglist] User/Group Level Quota in Linux
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* QUOTA *
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Obj:-Limit user's disk usage
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[STEP 1] Create /etc/fstab entry as follows (must
create a partition).
_________ ________
Fields Eg.Entry
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1 <device> /dev/hda8
2 <mount_point> /home
3 <File_System> ext3
4 <mount options> defaults,usrquota
5 <dumb details> 0
6 <filesystem checks> 0
1 2 3
4 5 6
Eg.Line in fstab file /dev/hda8 /home ext3
defaults,usrquota 0 0
[STEP 2] Give proper permissions to users
[STEP 3] Check current status of quota partition
Eg. # quotacheck -c /home OR # quotacheck
-uv /home
[STEP 4] Switch on quota
quotaon /home
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* Edit user's quota *
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cmd.--> edquota -u <username>
Eg. edquota -u raj
Entries of quota file
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1. File system.(Device file)
2. No. BLOCKS currently used.
3. Soft limit of user.(when reached user is
warned)
4. Hard limit. (when reached stop user
from further writing)
5. INODES used.
6. Soft limit of inodes.(when reached user is
warned)
7. Hard limit of inodes.(when reached stop user
from further writing)
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* GROUP QUOTA *
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[STEP 1] Add an entry in /etc/fstab file as
<mount options>
defaults,usrquota,grpquota
[STEP 2] Check quota
quotacheck -ug <device>
[STEP 3] Edit quota of user by
edquota -g <group name>
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* Report quota *
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repquota -q <device> <group> OR
repquota -a
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by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
18-12-2004
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