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Questions tagged [quota]

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"Disk quota exceeded" when writing to /tmp, but plenty of space (linux)

i have a VPS. It's managed with the notorious parallels plesk. today i started seeing messages (via wordpress at first, but also from the command line shell), saying: "Disk quota exceeded". user@machine:~$ echo aaa > /tmp/aaa -bash: /tmp/aaa: Disk…
Berry Tsakala
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How can I restrict RAM usage for a particular user or process?

I'm using a background service that leaks memory from time to time. To prevent using the Alt+SysRq REISUB[1], I'd like to restrict the RAM usage for one process or a system user. I really would like to say: User x may use the maximum amount of RAM…
guerda
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Can using a VPN prevent my ISP from seeing data usage in 4G internet?

I have 4G Internet USB and I was wondering if using a VPN will prevent my ISP from seeing the quota usage. I know that using a VPN on a cable internet won't achieve this because the switches of the ISP counts every byte sent and received through my…
Mario
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How to list files owned by me for quota checking?

On Linux (RHEL 6) what is the best way to list all the files and sizes that are counting against my quota on a given filesystem? We have a projects directory and everything I am currently doing is pretty small but my quota is nearly full and I want…
Brian Larsen
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How can I use quotas in samba?

I have a simple set-up with just one public share on my configuration file. How can I restrict its size?
iKarampa
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Linux: Alert user when a file changes

Here's a more general use question. How can I monitor a log file for specific changes, and use a "notify-send" alert in Ubuntu to alert when said changes occur? ORIGINAL QUESTION: I'm attempting to set up print quotas for printers here at the…
Sheldon Ross
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How to know disk quota on network share in windows?

I connect to a share on a windows server and I have a quota of unknown size. All the tools I have seen are reporting the disk size/disk free space, not the quota size for myself. The only way I can figure out my quotas is to keep writing junk until…
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Different used disk space with du and quota

If I run quota I get: Disk quotas for user XXXXXX (uid xxxx): Filesystem blocks quota limit grace files quota limit grace /dev/md2 1119132* 1048576 2097152 none 6 0 0 /dev/md3 6816256 0 10485760 …
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How to find every user's quota files in a Windows server 2003?

I have a Windows server 2003 R1 with 150 users using some folders in a disk limited by quotas. I am asking users to delete old files but it happens that they do not know which files are their own so they can delete them. How can I view a list with…
Radolino
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rm: .filename not removed: Disc quota exceeded

This is the full file name I get when I do ls -lt from my current directory. EXPORT_v1x0_20120811_11_T_065800_070000.dat.gz File names also consist of date as well. In the above file date is 20120811. So I am trying to delete all the files which…
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How can I set quotas for /var/log/journal?

On Ubuntu, /var/log/journal grows too large. I am told I can safely delete /var/log/journal/* but I'd rather have a quota set. How do I do this?
spraff
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Different space quotas for different Windows users

On Windows 7, is it possible to have set different disk space quotas for different users? How? For example I'd like to limit my kids' disk usage to ~50 GB each, my roommate's to 100 GB, and so on.
matt wilkie
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Linux Quota Custom Error Message via SFTP

Is it possible to pass a custom error message to the sftp client when the user exceeds the soft or at least the hard quota limit? My SFTP Client (WinSCP) shows me an error message in which it states that the server should provide an error…
Walter Isaac
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How to open the Quota Entries list for a given drive from a shortcut or command line?

Is it possible to open the Quota Entries list for a given drive from a shortcut or the command line in Windows? And if so, how? I'm not talking about managing quota entries from the command line (fsutil quota), I'm looking for a way to get directly…
Indrek
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check my unix account quota

I have an account on my university's Unix server, but I don't know my quota. How can I check it from the command line?? I tried quota but seems not work.
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