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Disk quota management

With multi-user systems, administrators must protect against users filling the disk. Often, users remove unneeded files only when prodded. This eventually results in a scarcity of space. Runaway programs may fill up large amounts of disk space as well, often through log files that record errors. It is possible to limit the amount of files, directories and disk space used by a user.

1. Some concepts

1.1 Per device/partition control
1.2 User and group quotas
1.3 Group quotas and members default quotas
1.4 Disk quota information
1.5 Possible values for a limit
1.6 Effective quotas for users
1.7 Effective quotas for groups

2. Enabling disk quotas

3. Related commands

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