Veritas File System 4.1 Administrator's Guide (HP-UX 11i v3, February 2007)

VERITAS File System Quick Reference
Veritas File System Quick Reference
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To invoke the quota editor, use the syntax:
edquota username
To modify the time limit, use the syntax:
edquota -t
How to View Quotas
The superuser or individual user can view disk quotas and usage on VxFS file systems using the quota
command. To view quotas for a specific user, use the syntax:
quota -v username
This command displays the user’s quotas and disk usage on all mounted VxFS file systems where the quotas
file exists. You will see all established quotas regardless of whether or not the quotas are actually turned on.
How to Turn Off Quotas
You can turn off quotas for a mounted file system using the quotaoff command. To turn off quotas for a
file system, use the syntax:
quotaoff mount_point
Example A-16 To turn off quotas for a VxFS file system mounted at /mnt
Enter:
# quotaoff /mnt