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Quotas are pre-defined limits placed on system/network resources.

Contents 1 Filesystem Quotas 1.1 Tips 2 Bandwidth Quotas 2.1 Tips

Filesystem Quotas

File system quotas refer to how much disk space a given user is allowed to have on a given partition. Quotas are established using the quota command. The purpose of quotas is to keep the users from taking up more disk space than they should properly have - for example, on a large, multi-user system.

Tips

• How to enable file system quotas...

Setting usrquota or grpquota option in

/etc/fstab

when the system is mounted can make your life easier. Use

edquota

for users and groups. To activate the quota use

quotaon

Bandwidth Quotas

Tips

• How to enable bandwidth quotas...
• Implement and Manage Disk Quotas

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