13.1. Configuring Disk Quotas

13.1. Configuring Disk Quotas

To implement disk quotas, use the following steps:

  1. Enable quotas per file system by modifying the /etc/fstab file.

  2. Remount the file system(s).

  3. Create the quota database files and generate the disk usage table.

  4. Assign quota policies.

Each of these steps is discussed in detail in the following sections.


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