Difference between revisions of "Linux Quotas"
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To enable user quota support on a file system, add ,usrquota to the fourth field containing the word "defaults" (man fstab for details). | To enable user quota support on a file system, add ,usrquota to the fourth field containing the word "defaults" (man fstab for details). | ||
| − | /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults,usrquota 1 1 | + | /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults''',usrquota''' 1 1 |
| − | /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults,usrquota 1 1 | + | /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults''',usrquota''' 1 1 |
=== Enable quotas on startup === | === Enable quotas on startup === | ||
Edit /etc/rc.local and add the following command. | Edit /etc/rc.local and add the following command. | ||
quotaon -a | quotaon -a | ||
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=== Add weekly quota check === | === Add weekly quota check === | ||
| − | Edit /etc/crontab and add | + | Edit /etc/crontab and add the following command. |
0 3 * * 0 quotaoff -a;/sbin/quotacheck -aum;quotaon -a; | 0 3 * * 0 quotaoff -a;/sbin/quotacheck -aum;quotaon -a; | ||
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== Debian / Ubuntu == | == Debian / Ubuntu == | ||
| + | === Install quota === | ||
| + | Run the following command to install the quota package. | ||
| + | apt-get install quota | ||
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| + | === Modify /etc/fstab === | ||
| + | Enable quotas on the partitions in /etc/fstab. Partitions that do not have quotas enabled normally look something like: | ||
| + | /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 | ||
| + | /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults 1 1 | ||
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| + | To enable user quota support on a file system, add ,usrquota to the fourth field containing the word "defaults" (man fstab for details). | ||
| + | /dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults''',usrquota''' 1 1 | ||
| + | /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults''',usrquota''' 1 1 | ||
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| + | === Restart and create quota database === | ||
| + | Restart your server to activate quotas. After restarting execute the following commands. | ||
| + | quotaoff -a | ||
| + | quotacheck -caum | ||
| + | quotaon -a | ||
Latest revision as of 03:09, 10 March 2012
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How to Set Up User Quotas
The following instructions are provided for your convenience. We are not responsible for errors caused by these instructions and we do not provide support for configuring quotas. For detailed instructions read the reference manual for your distro.
CentOS / Fedora / Redhat
Install quota
Run the following command to install the quota package.
yum install quota
Modify /etc/fstab
Enable quotas on the partitions in /etc/fstab. Partitions that do not have quotas enabled normally look something like:
/dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults 1 1
To enable user quota support on a file system, add ,usrquota to the fourth field containing the word "defaults" (man fstab for details).
/dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults,usrquota 1 1 /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults,usrquota 1 1
Enable quotas on startup
Edit /etc/rc.local and add the following command.
quotaon -a
Add weekly quota check
Edit /etc/crontab and add the following command.
0 3 * * 0 quotaoff -a;/sbin/quotacheck -aum;quotaon -a;
Restart and create quota database
Restart your server to activate quotas. After restarting execute the following commands.
quotaoff -a quotacheck -caum quotaon -a
Debian / Ubuntu
Install quota
Run the following command to install the quota package.
apt-get install quota
Modify /etc/fstab
Enable quotas on the partitions in /etc/fstab. Partitions that do not have quotas enabled normally look something like:
/dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults 1 1
To enable user quota support on a file system, add ,usrquota to the fourth field containing the word "defaults" (man fstab for details).
/dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults,usrquota 1 1 /dev/hda2 /usr ext2 defaults,usrquota 1 1
Restart and create quota database
Restart your server to activate quotas. After restarting execute the following commands.
quotaoff -a quotacheck -caum quotaon -a