Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual page 111

file systems and restrict the amount of disk space that can be used and the number of
inodes (index notes) that can be created there. Inodes are data structures on a file system
that store basic information about a regular file, directory, or other file system object.
They store all attributes of a file system object (like user and group ownership, read,
write, or execute permissions), except file name and contents.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop allows usage of soft and hard quotas. Soft quotas
usually define a warning level at which users are informed they are nearing their limit,
whereas hard quotas define the limit at which write requests are denied. Additionally,
grace intervals can be defined that allow users or groups to temporarily violate their
quotas by certain amounts.
Procedure 9.6 Enabling Quota Support for a Partition
In order to configure quotas for certain users and groups, you need to enable quota
support for the respective partition in the YaST Expert Partitioner first.
1 In YaST, select System > Partitioner and click Yes to proceed.
2 In the Expert Partitioner, select the partition for which to enable quotas and click
Edit.
3 Click Fstab Options and activate Enable Quota Support. If the quota package
is not already installed, it will be installed if you confirm the respective message
with Yes.
4 Confirm your changes and leave the Expert Partitioner.
Procedure 9.7 Setting Up Quotas for Users or Groups
Now you can define soft or hard quotas for specific users or groups and set time periods
as grace intervals.
1 In the YaST User and Group Administration, select the user or the group you
want to set the quotas for and click Edit.
2 On the Plug-Ins tab, select the quota entry and click Launch to open the Quota
Configuration dialog.
3 From File System, select the partition to which the quota should apply.
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