From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 10:31:05 2004 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 3A99816A4CE for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 10:31:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6167D43D2D for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 10:31:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1])i26IUxK0045494 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:31:00 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i26IUx3X045493; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:30:59 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:30:59 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: Robert Fitzpatrick Message-ID: <20040306183059.GB44872@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Robert Fitzpatrick , FreeBSD References: <1078590606.10396.6.camel@columbus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="hQiwHBbRI9kgIhsi" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1078590606.10396.6.camel@columbus> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version devel-20040304, clamav-milter version 0.67j cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Enabling quotas 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: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:31:05 -0000 --hQiwHBbRI9kgIhsi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 11:30:07AM -0500, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote: > I am running 5.2.1 and trying to enable quotas, I see that I need to > build and install my own custom kernel to support this? I read the > Chapter 9 in the Handbook, but don't quite understand one thing. I can't > seem to locate what changes I need to make to the new kernel > configuration before building it in order to enable quotas. Can someone > clarify this for me? You need to add the line: options QUOTA to your kernel configuration. If this is the first time you've ever got your feet wet with kernel compilation, start off with something very close to GENERIC. In fact, copy GENERIC to YOURKERNCONF, edit YOURKERNCONF to change the 'ident' line so it reads: ident YOURKERNCONF and add the 'options QUOTA' line at the end of the big block of options stuff that follows next in the file. Then build yourself a kernel, install it and reboot, following the instructions in the Hadbook for the exact way to do that. With such a minimal change, you're pretty much assured of success. You can develop a more highly customized kernel with minimal risk of failure by making small incremental changes in this manner, at least until you run out of patience with repeatedly recompiling the kernel. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --hQiwHBbRI9kgIhsi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAShjjdtESqEQa7a0RAqKoAJ0dYd2waME6+LGO4WgX//1SYlsG6QCfUT9J 10y/czyLGJu4wB7iYhXbIgc= =ilQM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --hQiwHBbRI9kgIhsi--