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setquota - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
setquota - set disk quotasSYNOPSIS
setquota [ -r ] [ -u | -g ] [ -x ] [ -F quotaformat ] name block-softlimit block-hardlimit inode-softlimit inode-hardlimit -a | filesystem...setquota [ -r ] [ -u | -g ] [ -x ] [ -F quotaformat ] [ -p protoname ] name -a | filesystem...
setquota -b [ -r ] [ -u | -g ] [ -x ] [ -F quotaformat ] -a | filesystem...
setquota -t [ -u | -g ] [ -x ] [ -F quotaformat ] block-grace inode-grace -a | filesystem...
setquota -T [ -u | -g ] [ -x ] [ -F quotaformat ] name block-grace inode-grace -a | filesystem...
DESCRIPTION
setquota is a command line quota editor. The filesystem, user/group name and new quotas for this filesystem can be specified on the command line. Note that if a number is given in the place of a user/group name it is threated as an UID/GID.| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| -r | Edit also remote quota use rpc.rquotad on remote server to set quota. This option is available only if quota tools were compiled with enabled support for setting quotas over RPC. |
| -F quotaformat | |
| Perform setting for specified format (ie. don’t perform format autodetection). Possible format names are: vfsold (version 1 quota), vfsv0 (version 2 quota), rpc (quota over NFS), xfs (quota on XFS filesystem) | |
| -u | Set user quotas for named user. This is the default. |
| -g | Set group quotas for named group. |
| -x | Always try to translate name to id, even if it is composed of only digits. |
| -p protoname | |
| Use quota settings of user or group protoname to set the quota for the named user or group. | |
| -b | Read information to set from stdin (input format is name block-softlimit block-hardlimit inode-softlimit inode-hardlimit ). |
| -t | Set grace times for users/groups. Times block-grace and inode-grace are specified in seconds. |
| -T | Alter times for individual user/group when softlimit is enforced. Times block-grace and inode-grace are specified in seconds or can be string ’unset’. |
| -a | Go through all filesystems with quota in /etc/mtab and perform setting. |
Only the super-user may edit quotas.
FILES
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| aquota.user or aquota.group | |
| quota file at the filesystem root (version 2 quota, non-XFS filesystems) | |
| quota.user or quota.group | |
| quota file at the filesystem root (version 1 quota, non-XFS filesystems) | |
| /etc/mtab | mounted filesystem table |
SEE ALSO
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