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=== Journaled quota ===
=== Journaled quota ===
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{{Out of date|Section above mentions "Arch does not support vfsv1 anymore."}}
Enabling journaling for disk quota adds the same benefits journalled file systems do for forced shutdowns, meaning that data is less likely to become corrupt.
Enabling journaling for disk quota adds the same benefits journalled file systems do for forced shutdowns, meaning that data is less likely to become corrupt.
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{{Tip|If a problem is encountered with the defined quotas, you should first try to correct them with {{ic|edquota ''user1''}} from a root console. Alternatively, {{ic|quotaoff -a}} as root disables all quotas at runtime and the {{ic|1=quotacheck.mode=skip}} [[kernel parameter]] can be used at boot to temporarily disable the {{ic|systemd-quotacheck.service}}.}}
{{Tip|If a problem is encountered with the defined quotas, you should first try to correct them with {{ic|edquota ''user1''}} from a root console. Alternatively, {{ic|quotaoff -a}} as root disables all quotas at runtime and the {{ic|1=quotacheck.mode=skip}} [[kernel parameter]] can be used at boot to temporarily disable the {{ic|systemd-quotacheck.service}}.}}
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==Managing==
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== Managing ==
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''Checking
for quota limits and advanced operations
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Check
for quota limits and advanced operations
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=== Basics ===
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===Basics===
Use this command to check for quotas on a specific partition:
Use this command to check for quotas on a specific partition:
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# repquota /home
# repquota /home
Use this command to check for all quotas that apply to a user:
Use this command to check for all quotas that apply to a user:
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# quota -u $USER
# quota -u $USER
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for groups;
for groups;
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# quota -g $GROUP
# quota -g $GROUP
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To copy quota settings from {{ic|''user1''}} to {{ic|''user2''}}, use this:
To copy quota settings from {{ic|''user1''}} to {{ic|''user2''}}, use this:
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# edquota -p ''user1'' ''user2''
# edquota -p ''user1'' ''user2''
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To copy quota settings to several other users, append {{ic|''user3''}}, {{ic|''user4''}}, and so on, to the command.
To copy quota settings to several other users, append {{ic|''user3''}}, {{ic|''user4''}}, and so on, to the command.
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The idea is to modify the quota settings for one user and copy the setting to all other users. Set the quota for {{ic|''user1''}} and apply the quota to users with a UID greater than 999.
The idea is to modify the quota settings for one user and copy the setting to all other users. Set the quota for {{ic|''user1''}} and apply the quota to users with a UID greater than 999.
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# edquota -p ''user1'' `awk -F: '$3 > 999 {print $1}' /etc/passwd`
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===Other commands===
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# edquota -p ''user1'' $(awk -F: '$3 > 999 {print $1}' /etc/passwd)
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=== Other commands ===
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There are several useful commands:
There are several useful commands:
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* {{ic|repquota -a}} shows the status on disk usage
* {{ic|repquota -a}} shows the status on disk usage
* {{ic|warnquota}} can be used to warn the users about their quota, configuration in {{ic|/etc/warnquota.conf}}
* {{ic|warnquota}} can be used to warn the users about their quota, configuration in {{ic|/etc/warnquota.conf}}
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Lasty, {{ic|quotastats}} is used to give thorough information about the quota system:
Lasty, {{ic|quotastats}} is used to give thorough information about the quota system:
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{{hc|$ quotastats|
{{hc|$ quotastats|
Number of dquot lookups: 101289
Number of dquot lookups: 101289
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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* http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Quota.html
* http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Quota.html
* http://www.sf.net/projects/linuxquota/
* http://www.sf.net/projects/linuxquota/
* http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialQuotas.html
* http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialQuotas.html
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RHEL7: Disk Quotas]