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From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org>
To: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@computerstopusa.com>
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On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Shawn Ramsey wrote:

> I do not know, and only have quotas enabled on / , because if I try to
> enable them on ANY other directory, it won't work. I suspect this has
> something to do with the fact / is the only filesystem, no? I didnt create
> a /usr /var, etc. This system has a small HD(545MB), and is only a light
> shell/WWW/DNS server.

I think you're right -- quotas operate by filesystem, not by directory.
 
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 Ben

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