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User
A user ID to limit or warn. It can be either a user name from the password file or the
UID number.
Group
A group ID to limit or warn. It can be either a group name from the group file or the
GID number.
Size
Specifies the new value to limit or warn. By default, the value is in units of megabytes.
The additional
-k
,
-s
and
-b
flags change the units to kilobytes, sectors, and file-
system blocks, respectively.
MountPoint
Specifies the GFS file system to which the actions apply.
5.4.1.2. Examples
This example sets the hard limit for user
Bert
to 1024 megabytes (1 gigabyte) on file
system
/gfs
.
gfs_quota limit -u Bert -l 1024 -f /gfs
This example sets the warn limit for group ID 21 to 50 kilobytes on file system
/gfs
.
gfs_quota warn -g 21 -l 50 -k -f /gfs
5.4.2. Displaying Quota Limits and Usage
Quota limits and current usage can be displayed for a specific user or group using the
gfs_quota get
command. The entire contents of the quota file can also be displayed
using the
gfs_quota list
command, in which case all IDs with a non-zero hard limit,
warn limit, or value are listed.
5.4.2.1. Usage
Displaying Quota Limits for a User
gfs_quota get -u
User
-f
MountPoint