How to setup quota settings
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Note: if one directory belongs to multiple quota settings, the strictest quota limits will be used.
Note: The limits like X GB for Anyone group is being used
via the following rule:
the limits will be applied to the entire folder (with sub-folders); and the
capacity of folder will be limited to X GB (so complete directory contents
will not reach space more than X GB). Every attempt to use more space than
X GB in directory will indicate "No space left".
For case you
specify Anyone, it means the summarized content for the folder will be
limited to specific size, without any dependency of users/groups/whatever.
In other words, all your users will not use more X GB at one time; this
diesn't mean every user will have X GB of private space. This is
shared space like disk with limited capacity.
All quota settings are inherited from parents, and you are able to add new quota restrictions for sub-folders. Below there are several basic examples that describe how to play quota settings for directories.
Specify quota limits for Shared:
So the limits will be played by the following way:
- The total directory capacity will be limited to X GB.
For example, you have a folder named Shared and want to apply quota limitations for a group admins. In addition, you want to make a folder others as a sub-folder of Shared, but with more specific limits. Let's clarify settings step by step.
Specify quota limits for Shared:
- anyone, X GB
- Admins, Y GB
So the limits will be played by the following way:
- In case X > Y, anyone except admins will be able to fill up to X GB, but 'admins' will be able to use only Y GB.
- In case Y > X, all users will be limited to X GB.
- The total directory capacity will be limited to X GB.
By adding a sub-folder and its quota settings:
You'll have the following equations:
- In case Z > X, V > X, the limits will be reduced to X GB for any user.
- In case Z < X, both "admins and "guests" will be able to fill up to X GB, but with the maximum limit of Y GB for "admins" and Z GB for "guests".
- The total directory capacity will be limited to X GB minus actual size of parent directory.
Specify quota limits for Shared
By adding sub folder other and its quota settings:
You'll have the following rules defined:
- admins will be able to fill X GB
- guests will use up to Y GB
- The total space for admins and guests will reach to (X + Y) GB.
- The total directory capacity will not be limited for all other categories of users.
Note: selecting Shared folder in GUI, you'll see the only one
quota limit (e.g. admins, X GB) you set; but
selecting Shared/other you'll see the all applicable quota
limits (e.g. admins, X GB and guests, Y GB).
The right column at the quota limits list indicates the folder where quota
settings were defined.
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