Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:14:54 -0500 From: Benjamin Dover <dawgeestyle@gmail.com> To: Jon Adams <jonaadam@nsu.nova.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Quota Questions 5.3 Release Message-ID: <5ae9cd5505021514147f701f22@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <42127040.2050703@nsu.nova.edu> References: <42127040.2050703@nsu.nova.edu>
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:57:20 -0500, Jon Adams <jonaadam@nsu.nova.edu> wrote: > Hi, > > ~ Theres a high probablility this is a stupid question, but I > must ask it.... > > Heres the situation: I am leasing a server from a relatively well > known ISP in the DC area... It is installed w/ FreeBSD 5.3 Release > (Generic) > > These geniuses gave me the box without the ports tree or the kernel > sources... This wouldnt be a problem, except that, among other > things, they didnt compile in the quota support. I desperately need it. > > Questions: > > 1. Is there a kernel module to implement quota support (I have googled > incessantly trying to find it w/o much luck) Take a look at this section of the handbook http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/quotas.html > > 2. Is there a trivial way to get the kernel sources and ports tree > (and more importantly, how safe (in terms of the box coming back) is > it to recompile the kernel if I can get the sources) - they pretty > much killed about 50% of my reason for getting FBSD by leaving out the > ports WTF??. I would use sysinstall to install the ports tree. if your not familiar with it type man sysinstall > > 3. Finally, out of curiousity, does anyone know why quota support is > left our of the stock FreeBSD Kernel, I am assuming there must be a > compelling reason for this... and are there any alternatives (short of > me writing lots of ugly code - which I have lacking time and > motivation for) 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. > > -- > ....................................................... > Jon Adams - jonaadams@nsu.nova.edu / jkadams@computer.org > Graduate Student, SCIS, Nova Southeastern University > http://www.scis.nova.edu/~jonaadam/ > "Opportunities multiply as they are seized." - Sun Tzu > (202) 494-2469 .:cell:. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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