Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 19:22:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Josh Brooks <user@mail.econolodgetulsa.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: per-directory quotas possible on 5.x ? Message-ID: <20030629191542.F57224-100000@mail.econolodgetulsa.com>
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Normally, quotas work on a per-user, per-filesystem basis - so if a user has a home directory and other processes _not owned by that user_ are placing files and using up space into that directory, it will not count toward the quota (unless they get chowned/chgrpd to that user/group). Is there any way to enforce a quota on a directory, regardless of what ownership or group ownership the files and dirs inside the directory - that is to say, take directory X, located at an arbitrary spot on the system, I want it to grow no larger than size Y. I know this can be done by creating a lot of little partitions - maybe even vn-backed parttion-on-file, but that seems like a hack, as they would be hard to resize. I am looking for a way to force a changeable quota on a directory, regardless of what gets put in it, or who owns what gets put in it. Any hacks/asuggestions/comments of any kind are very appreciated.
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