Samba and quotas

[Alin Osan]

On 23 Jan 2001, at 9:00, Peter Kaagman wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Kaagman <peter at planet.nl>
> To: Alin Osan <aline at home.ro>
> Cc: <samba at us5.samba.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 11:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Samba and quotas
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Reply To peter.kaagman at planet.nl
> > =======================================
> > Gebruik voor het antwoorden niet de
> > reply knop, m'n sendmail configuratie
> > is nog steeds niet wat het moet zijn.
> > =======================================
> > Don't use the reply button to reply
> > to this mail, my sendmail configuration
> > is not really what it should be.
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> > On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Alin Osan wrote:
> >
> > > On 22 Jan 2001, at 12:35, Peter Kaagman wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Being new on this list I do not really know if this is the
> > > > correct list to post. After searching the archives I am pretty
> > > > sure the answer is not yet here (or I can't search, which can be
> > > > true)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > My problem is as follows
> > > >
> > > > We are currently testing a Linux/Samba server to host the home
> > > > shares for about 1000 students at our school (the test is
> > > > conducted with just 10 of them).
> > > >
> > > > With ca 1000 students you can imagine the need for disk quotas
> > > > (otherwise my system will crash after the x-th download off
> > > > WinZip and such).
> > > >
> > > > Linux offers diskquotas without any pain. I had it up and
> > > > running within one afternoon.
> > > >
> > > > Samba on the other end did not complain when a student exceeded
> > > > his quota, it just made zero-size files. I then learned about
> > > > the configure option --with-quotas.
> > > >
> > > > At the moment I've got an recompilled version off samba with
> > > > this option. The effect is that samba somehow overrules the
> > > > qouta and writes the file after the quota is exceeded. Logged on
> > > > as that user via ssh I learned that I can not make another file
> > > > in  the shell because the quota is exceeded. So quotas are still
> > > > in effect.
> > > >
> > > > I've  not been able to find any information on this option to
> > > > solve this behavior. So if anyone could point me in the right
> > > > direction (or even have a solution on the boilerplate :-) ) ?
> > > >
> > > > Groetjes
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Peter Kaagman / Systeembeheer Atlas College
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Peter,
> > >
> > > I hope I can help you out.
> > > Samba has nothing to do with quotas. I have about the same
> > > situation at my work an quota works just fine.
> > > Are you sure that your kernel supports quota?
> > > Tell me more about your system.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Alin Osan
> > > Network Administrator
> > > "Fundatia Casa"
> > > http://www.tryrom.com/casa
> > > phone 059467200
> > > fax   059467202
> > >
> >
> > BTW
> > That warning about my sendmail is not a joke, I haven't come arround
> > to fixing it.
> >
> > Hi Alan,
> >
> > Thanks for trying to help me..
> >
> > About my system...
> > It's a standard Slackware 7.1 install, except for Samba wich I
> > recompilled after configuring with the option --with-quotas. It uses
> > a kernal version 2.2.16
> >
> > My kernal does support quotas:
> > I added a testuser an gave him a (small) quota, soft 100k hard 200k
> > and at first no grace period. Later I added a grace period off 1 day
> > which had no effect. When I log on as that user (bash) and add files
> > (copying a certain file) the quota manager jumps in at a certain
> > moment and prohibits me to create any more files.
> >
> > So I think my kernal supports quotas.
> >
> > Before I recompilled samba the following happened on a NT4 WS:
> > I could happely create files in the home share (which has the
> > quota), after I exceeded the quota files would be created off zero
> > size.
> >
> > After I recompilled (samba) this behaviour changed:
> > I could happely keep on adding files in the share, even when the
> > quota is exceeded.
> >
> > I do agree with you, samba has nothing to do with the quota as it
> > is. But... it does strike me as odd that samba happily writes files
> > while th equota  is exceeded. How does it do that use root
> > priveleges to write the files. As root I was abble to copy files in
> > the full directory.
> >
> > Wouldn't samba at least not write the file and warn the user that
> > there is a problem with creating the file (disk full warning or
> > such?)
> >
> >
> > Tomorrow I'll try to gather some details for you when I'm at work.
> >
> >
> > groetjes
> >
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
> 
> Alin,
> 
> Never mind me...
> When I did some additional testing samba gladly reported a full disk
> when the quota was exceeded.

Good...

> So "All's well" (Fleetwood Mack)

I also had some weird report but it was something wrong with the 
user. But they were fixed.




Alin Osan
Network Administrator
"Fundatia Casa"
http://www.tryrom.com/casa
phone 059467200
fax   059467202