Re: [webmin-l] svn: Can't find a temporary directory - LookslikeaQuota problem.

[Russ F. <ru...@to...>]

On 26 Feb 2007, at 20:28, Jamie Cameron wrote:

> On 26/Feb/2007 12:19 Russ Ferriday wrote ..
>>
>> On 26 Feb 2007, at 19:47, Jamie Cameron wrote:
>>
>>> Just to make sure that the quota is really being used, you could  
>>> SSH in as the user and run the command :
>>> quota -v
>>> Let me know what that outputs..
>>>
>>> - Jamie
>>
>> -bash-3.00$ quota -v
>> Disk quotas for user yaddayadda (uid 516):
>> Filesystem blocks quota limit grace files quota limit grace
>> /dev/hda3 13080* 5120 0 none 20 0 0
>>
>> Currently total, and admin are set for 200MB and 100MB resp.
>> Disk space used (including sub-servers)
>> 44 MB (752 kB by Unix user, 44 MB by mail / FTP users)
>> Space used by databases
>> 8192 bytes (8192 bytes in this server, 0 bytes in sub-servers)
>>
>>
>> If I give unlimited quota, in the VS page, no change.
>>
>> BUT, I went to the Mail and FTP user page and noticed the user had  
>> local dir quota of 5MB, but used 13MB. So when I gave the user  
>> 40MB, and do my test again, it works!
>> AND, when I put the user back to 5MB (thi s bears on his home  
>> directory as I read it) even though he still has 13MB "used",  
>> (actually his home dir is practically empty most of his data is in  
>> svn,
>> -bash-3.00$ du -sh .
>> 20K .
>> )
>> the problem does not come back!
>>
>> SO raising his person quota temporarily and putting back again  
>> solved the problem "permanently".
>>
>> There's more to quota than meets the eye.
>>
>> So, I'm out of my fix, but I think there is still a problem  
>> somewhere in quota processing. If you need more data points, let  
>> me know.
>>
>> Best
>> -r
> So was this user the owner of the domain, or a separate mailbox  
> account?
not the owner. Just a mailbox account.
--r

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