Directory Size Limit??

_TK_ · 04-21-2001, 06:59 AM

Anyone know if there is a way to limit the size of a directory? I have a directory that will be used for uploads from an html page served by the apache web server. I would like to only allow this directory to consume 10meg. Can this be done? I'm using RH 7.0

jeremy · 04-21-2001, 09:14 AM

You could do this using quota's. 'man quota' should get you started. If you have any other questions let us know.

_TK_ · 04-22-2001, 02:33 PM

I looked into quota but I don't know how to apply it to a directory. It seems only for users and groups.

jeremy · 04-22-2001, 03:28 PM

You could make a new user, own the directory to the user, and then setup a quota for the user.

neoblade · 08-26-2002, 01:38 AM

well i read this but: If i have a webserver and a ftp server.. it means two directories for one user, but different size to each one ... how can i do this ... quota? it seems not ...

hopeful for help

neoblade

MasterC · 08-26-2002, 01:43 AM

Make 2 users.

neoblade · 08-26-2002, 02:07 AM

funny .... 120 user (at this time) use this server ok .. no problem .. 120 user 120 passwords .. but: 240 users and each user you have to tell i'm sorry you have two passwords :-p ... ... THE USERS ON THIS SERVER have no idea how it works or something else --------> i've to send their password all day 24 hours ... i forgot the password i forgot the username .. how can i do this how can i do that ... :-) .. ok the password maybe the same but for the user it is no different in username and password, one string more that they have to know

other ideas ? ...

sorry about my awful english

neoblade

MasterC · 08-26-2002, 02:12 AM

Oh no, I mean create 2 users to own the 2 different directories, and then set quotas on those 2 users, not on 240. This would limit the size of the directory owned by that user.

Does that make sense?

neoblade · 08-27-2002, 03:06 AM

but all 120 users have access to ftp server and a web directory for their homepage ...

but: with quota can i make a group or two ftp and web for example and two directories or 240 or more ... and own this to one user and this group .. and the group right limit the size?

yes or no?

and how i have to enter the quota ... quota -g ftp (and the size ???)

neoblade

markus1982 · 09-05-2002, 09:38 AM

Just for a quick help, might be worth checking out a tutorial:

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/Lin...ialQuotas.html