Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 12:23:47 +0530 From: "Unix Tools" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: "Kirk Bailey" <idiot1@netzero.net> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problems with quotas Message-ID: <OE24FDP0thdA3SiZcfn000073f5@hotmail.com> References: <002201c25603$63e7ee30$2fd6cf18@hyrule> <OE57z4e9StHovfbg5XA00004b25@hotmail.com> <3D7BFA59.EF047DB4@netzero.net>
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For every user have a symlink to his mail directory. for eg. user tom home directory /home/tom in his home directory create a symlink to ln -s /usr/mail/tom /home/tom/mail now the space in the mail directory for tom will be calculated in his quota. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Bailey" <idiot1@netzero.net> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 07:03 AM Subject: Re: Problems with quotas > How do I set a mailbox limit for space? I run FreeBSD with sendmail and Qpopper. > > > Unix Tools wrote: > > > > when the system freezes try ps ax, top on another terminal > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott Anderson" <sanderson12@charter.net> > > To: <questions@freebsd.org> > > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 05:43 AM > > Subject: Problems with quotas > > > > > Just a simple question for you all: > > > > > > I have had this problem since 4.4-RELEASE and I'm beginning to think it > > > just might be something I'm doing wrong. > > > > > > I've followed all of the steps in the FreeBSD Handbook and every time I > > > try to enable quotas, once I make sure they're on (via quotaon -v or any > > > other method) the system freezes. The odd thing is that the network > > > interface seems to work okay because I can ping the box and even > > > initiate a connection to it through SSH. But I never receive any > > > further data. It's as if I send the connection attempt, and get a reply > > > back from the box and it never actually times out. It's really starting > > > to aggravate me because I'm trying to run a business, but I absolutely > > > need to be able to limit the disk space of my users. Please let me know > > > if there is anything that I can do to fix this. > > > > > > > > > Scott Anderson > > > DemiHost Internet Services > > > http://www.demihost.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > > end > > Respectfully, > Kirk D Bailey > > > +---------------------"Thou Art Free." -Eris-----------------------+ > | http://www.howlermonkey.net mailto:highprimate@howlermonkey.net | > | KILL spam dead! http://www.scambusters.org/stopspam/#Pledge | > | http://www.tinylist.org +--------+ mailto:grumpy@tinylist.org | > +------------------Thinking| NORMAL |Thinking----------------------+ > +--------+ > ------------------------------------------- > Introducing NetZero Long Distance > Unlimited Long Distance only $29.95/ month! > Sign Up Today! www.netzerolongdistance.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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