How To Set Filesystem Quotas
Filesystem quotas limit the amount of disk space a user or group can use on a filesystem, preventing users from filling up the machine’s disk and cause problems for other users and services. In this tutorial, we will install command line tools to create and inspect disk quotas, and set quotas for example users. Choose your operating system to get started.
Debian
How To Set Filesystem Quotas on Debian 10
How To Set Filesystem Quotas on Debian 9
Ubuntu
How To Set Filesystem Quotas on Ubuntu 20.04
How To Set Filesystem Quotas on Ubuntu 18.04
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