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Quota does not seem to be working
Hi Folks,
I'm using Red Hat Enterprise 5.4 and I'm trying to implement the quota on a new partition.
I practiced creating the quota on the /home directory was successfully and I now want to create a new directory mounted on a new partition and enable quota.
I created a new directory /data and mounted it on a new ext3 partition sdb3. Quota seem to be enabled but I just can't assign quota based on individual user. Can I set the quota on /data for individual user?
I'm using Red Hat Enterprise 5.4 and I'm trying to implement the quota on a new partition.
I practiced creating the quota on the /home directory was successfully and I now want to create a new directory mounted on a new partition and enable quota.
I created a new directory /data and mounted it on a new ext3 partition sdb3. Quota seem to be enabled but I just can't assign quota based on individual user. Can I set the quota on /data for individual user?
[root@example ~]# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 21.4 GB, 21474836480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2610 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14 2610 20860402+ 8e Linux LVM
Disk /dev/sdb: 5368 MB, 5368709120 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 652 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 123 987966 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 124 186 506047+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3 187 311 1004062+ 83 Linux
[root@example ~]#
[root@example ~]# repquota /dev/sdb3
*** Report for user quotas on device /dev/sdb3
Block grace time: 7days; Inode grace time: 7days
Block limits File limits
User used soft hard grace used soft hard grace
----------------------------------------------------------------------
root -- 17652 0 0 4 0 0
[root@example ~]#
[root@example ~]# cat /etc/fstab
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /mnt/partition_sdb1 ext3 defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb3 /data ext3 defaults,usrquota 0 0
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arnold
I dont believe quotas work for the root user... Try setting up with a normal userid.
have you remounted the /data filesystem?
also as stated above root might not use the quota.
ASKER
hi jools,
That's the problem I have set quota for user but it is not showing.
I have entered the command:
setquota student 512 1024 0 0 /data
even tried
setquota student 512 1024 0 0 /dev/sdb3
When I tyep "edquota student", I can see that the parameter has been set but when I run repquota /dev/sdb3 only the root quota is shown.
Tried loging in as student and do a sudo but password is invalid. Strange but I don't think I need to login as student to set quota ya?
That's the problem I have set quota for user but it is not showing.
I have entered the command:
setquota student 512 1024 0 0 /data
even tried
setquota student 512 1024 0 0 /dev/sdb3
When I tyep "edquota student", I can see that the parameter has been set but when I run repquota /dev/sdb3 only the root quota is shown.
Tried loging in as student and do a sudo but password is invalid. Strange but I don't think I need to login as student to set quota ya?
what is the output from quota student
make sure quotas are on and enabled quotaon -vug /data
make sure quotas are on and enabled quotaon -vug /data
ASKER
Hi,
Just restarted the comp to be sure. I did what you mention but still no luck.
Just restarted the comp to be sure. I did what you mention but still no luck.
[root@example ~]# quota student
Disk quotas for user student (uid 507): none
[root@example ~]# quotao
quotaoff quotaon
[root@example ~]# quotaon -vug /data
quotaon: using /data/aquota.user on /dev/sdb3 [/data]: Device or resource busy
[root@example ~]# quotaoff /data
[root@example ~]# quotaon -vug /data
/dev/sdb3 [/data]: user quotas turned on
[root@example ~]# quota student
Disk quotas for user student (uid 507): none
[root@example ~]# setquota -u student 256 512 0 0 /data/
[root@example ~]# quota student
Disk quotas for user student (uid 507): none
[root@example ~]#
ASKER
Any ideas guys? I really want to get this working.
I can reset to the snapshot since I'm using a VM. How about a step by step guide to set quota on /data on /dev/sdb3 and to check each step?
I can reset to the snapshot since I'm using a VM. How about a step by step guide to set quota on /data on /dev/sdb3 and to check each step?
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ASKER
Hi arnold,
thanks. I see the quota when using quota-v username.
The problem seem to be resolved when I log in as student, cd to that directory and then dd a file size that exceeded the quota. When I run the quota command as student, the quota appears. At root repquota also shows its. Very weird.
I figured out some points which are important.
quotaon -vug /data //I tested with quotaon /data and it doesn't work. Switches is important
user must have permissions to the /data dir.
thanks. I see the quota when using quota-v username.
The problem seem to be resolved when I log in as student, cd to that directory and then dd a file size that exceeded the quota. When I run the quota command as student, the quota appears. At root repquota also shows its. Very weird.
I figured out some points which are important.
quotaon -vug /data //I tested with quotaon /data and it doesn't work. Switches is important
user must have permissions to the /data dir.
What is the output of the following code?
ASKER
Hi tmaleshafske,
Apologies but I have shut down the VM but the code will show the quota of the user. One more thing that I found out. After applying quota on that particular partition or folder, I will have to log in as that user and copy a file in. Only then will the quota be shown.
Cheers!
Apologies but I have shut down the VM but the code will show the quota of the user. One more thing that I found out. After applying quota on that particular partition or folder, I will have to log in as that user and copy a file in. Only then will the quota be shown.
Cheers!
I am missing something...
when I perform ::.
setquota myusername 400 1024 0 0 /home
I get this error
when I perform ::.
setquota myusername 400 1024 0 0 /home
I get this error
Mountpoint (or device) /home not found.
NOT all specified mountpoints are using quota.
run mount to see whether you have quota as an option on the /home volume
alternative look in /etc/fstab to see if quota is set as an option when mounting /home.
i.e. output from running mount
/dev/mapper/VolGroup01-Log
fstab example:
alternative look in /etc/fstab to see if quota is set as an option when mounting /home.
i.e. output from running mount
/dev/mapper/VolGroup01-Log
fstab example:
device mountpoint type options dump fsck
/dev/VolGroup01/LogVol02 /home ext3 defaults,quota 0 0