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Subject: Re: edit users quota in a script
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Nicolas Letellier wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I use a script to create automatically my users (with pw, and mkdir, etc...). I use quota, and I have to excute 'edquota -u user', and enter quota informations. So, the process can not be automaticated. And cannot be part of my script.
>
> I don't find informations in edquota(8) manpages about editing user quota without open a file.
>
> Is an other solution exists? I'm looking for a solution in command line (for my script).
>
> Regards,
>
>   
The edquota(8) command accepts a '-e' option that allows it to set 
quotas non-interactively. Try man edquota again.