From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Aug  3 20:47:27 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C792C16A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  3 Aug 2004 20:47:27 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [206.71.64.250])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99B5843D2D
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  3 Aug 2004 20:47:27 +0000 (GMT)	(envelope-from chad@shire.net)
Received: from [67.161.247.57] (helo=[192.168.99.66])
	by hobbiton.shire.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128)
	(Exim 4.10)
	id 1Bs6By-0005cb-00
	for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:47:26 -0600
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v618)
In-Reply-To: <55702.81.84.175.12.1090758569.squirrel@81.84.175.12>
References: <55702.81.84.175.12.1090758569.squirrel@81.84.175.12>
Message-Id: <520BEB45-E58E-11D8-A557-003065A70D30@shire.net>
From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 14:47:23 -0600
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.618)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on hobbiton.shire.net
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_44 autolearn=no 
	version=2.63
X-Spam-Level: 
Subject: Re: jails: am I missing something or..
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 20:47:27 -0000


On Jul 25, 2004, at 6:29 AM, Hugo Silva wrote:
> It is unthinkable to be umount'ing EVERY jail if I want to add one.
> I need separate filesystems for jails if I want (I *need* to) user 
> quotas
> on jails
> If I have separate filesystems, I can't create a new jail while the 
> disk
> is being used (ie other jails mount'ed).
>
> Living with 1 ip? I could do it. Now, this is a major drawback.
>
> I've been a FreeBSD user for a long time, so I'm hoping there is a
> solution to this matter-- (bottom line: working user quotas INSIDE 
> jails:
> need either a way to have them w/ different partitions and be able to
> create new jails with all other jails running, or need a way to use 
> quotas
> with only a big partition) I find it weird there exists this big
> limitation on the jail system.
>

try using the mdX memory/file backed file systems for your jails...  
Works well (though I have not tried the user quota -- you do get 
separate filesystems)

Chad