RE: [webmin-l] Using User Quotas

[Vern <ve...@cw...>]

As I mentioned I have already enabled Quotas, what I need to know (withou=
t using=20
Virtualmin) how do I say that UserX can only use 100 MEGs.

Thanks

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From: "Vernon J. Spangler" <ve...@ve...>=20
To: <web...@li...>=20
Sent: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:11:44 -0700=20
Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Using User Quotas

> Here is a link that will help you with that.=20
> http://www.swelltech.com/support/virtual-servers/index.html#quotas=20
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> Quotas Setup=20
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> Quotas on Linux are tricky, not because they are difficult to setup, bu=
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> because they are so poorly documented, and what documentation exists is=
 more=20
> often than not incorrect to the point of not working. If you are using =
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> relatively recent Linux version, the following instructions should work=
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> without difficulty.=20
> Guidelines for Quotas=20
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> Virtualmin uses standard system disk quotas to limit user disk usage.=20
> Because of this, all user data must reside on the same disk partition s=
o=20
> that the system can maintain an accurate accounting of disk use. The /h=
ome=20
> partition is an excellent choice for the user data directory, due to UN=
IX=20
> tradition and user expectations. This is why we moved the mail spool to=
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> directory on the /home partition in the mail server sections, so that a=
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> mail will reside on the same partition.=20
> Editing fstab=20
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> The first step to enabling quotas is to turn them on in the /etc/fstab=20
> configuration file. You can do this in Webmin by browsing to the System=
:Disk=20
> and Network Filesystems module. Then click on the /home partition link.=
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> Finally, locate the Use Quotas? option and select User and Group from t=
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> dropdown list. Save your changes.=20
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> You can also make this change manually, by editing the /etc/fstab in yo=
ur=20
> favorite editor, and modifying the /home mount point entry to look some=
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> like this:=20
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> /dev/hda2 =A0 =A0 =A0/home =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ext3 =A0 =A0defaults,usr=
quota,grpquota 1 1=20
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> The important bit of the above example is the addition of the usrquota =
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> grpquota directives. These two items enable both user and group quotas.=
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> After adding quota support to your fstab, you'll need to remount the=20
> filesystem, or reboot the system, to make the changes take effect.=20
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> I have=A0users that I am allowing to store files on my server. How do I=
 go=20
> about=20
> limiting the amount of storage space they are using? I do have User Quo=
tas=20
> set to User=20
> and Group, however I don't know how to limit each user specifically.=20
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> Thanks=20
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