Installation guide

9.3.4.2 Setting File System Quotas for User Accounts

To set a disk quota for a user, you can create a quota prototype or you can

use an existing quota prototype and replicate it for the user. A quota

prototype is an equivalence of an existing user’s quotas to a prototype ﬁle,

which is then used to generate identical user quotas for other users. Use

the edquota command to create prototypes. If you do not have a quota

prototype, create one by following these steps:

1. Log in as root and use the edquota command with the following

syntax:

edquota proto-user users

For example, to set up a quota prototype named large for user eddie,

enter the following command:

# edquota large eddie

The program creates the large quota prototype for user eddie.You

must use a real login name for the

users

argument.

2. Edit the quota ﬁle opened by the edquota program to set quotas for

each ﬁle system that user eddie can access.

To use an existing quota prototype for a user:

1. Enter the edquota command with the following syntax:

edquota −p proto-user users

For example, to set a disk quota for marcy, using the large prototype,

enter:

# edquota -p large marcy

2. Conﬁrm that the quotas are what you want to set for user marcy.If

not, edit the quota ﬁle and set new quotas for each ﬁle system that

user marcy can access.

Refer to quota

(1) and edquota(8) for more information.

9.4 Removing a User Account

To remove a user’s account, you must remove all the ﬁles and directories

from the account and rename the user’s entry for the group and passwd

ﬁles. You can rename an account manually or by using the removeuser

utility.

Administering User Accounts and Groups 9–17