NET 4000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.7.3: Zypp, Betting In Poker
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Disk quotas prevent a user or group from using a disproportionate amount of disk space on a volume. Limit the number of files and directories a user or group can create. Limit the amount of disk space a user or group can use. A soft limit allows the user to temporarily exceed a quota limit. A hard limit is a fixed limit that the user cannot exceed. The following table lists the general steps to implement quotas: Use yum, zypper, or apt-get to install the quota package on the system where quota limits will be set. Edit the /etc/fstab file to add the mount options for the file system to enable quotas: usrquota enables quotas for users. grpquota enables quotas for groups. Create the aquota. user and aquota. group files in the directory where the partition is mounted. Enable disk quotas and then generate a disk usage and quota report. How much space to allocate to each user.
