From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 15 22:46:53 2005 Return-Path: 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 49E4216A4CE for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:46:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15CC343D53 for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:46:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.43) id 1D1BT0-000BOM-JL for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:46:50 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) In-Reply-To: <4212777D.3050605@nsu.nova.edu> References: <42127040.2050703@nsu.nova.edu> <5ae9cd5505021514147f701f22@mail.gmail.com> <4212777D.3050605@nsu.nova.edu> Message-Id: <7A907DAA-7FA3-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net> From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:46:49 -0700 To: FreeBSD Mailing List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.1+cvs (built Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:44:05 -0700) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hobbiton.shire.net) Subject: Re: Quota Questions 5.3 Release X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:46:53 -0000 On Feb 15, 2005, at 3:28 PM, Jon Adams wrote: > Benjamin Dover wrote: > >> Take a look at this section of the handbook >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/quotas.html >> > Yes, I've read this and am aware of the process of recompiling the > kernel to implement quotas (done it before). What I am looking for is > an alternative to recompiling the kernel due to the cripppled box I > have. > >> Its not left out its just not an standard option. Compiling a kernel >> is not a difficult task. It sounds more difficult than it really is. >> > I agree... I have FreeBSD 5.3 and a 5.1 box I have lazily not yet > updated on a pair of poweredges in my apt, > I rebuilt the 5.3 kernel a couple of time when I was experimenting > with trying to install Oracle 8i on it (before giving up in > frustration due to the Oracle make files exiting emulation) > > Thanks for the tip on sysinstall... D'oh > I replied to Jon off list but wanted to stick it in here for the archives You should be able to just install cvsup and then make an appropriate cvsupfile. This will get you the sources and ports etc if you do it right. One easy thing :-) best Chad