quotacheck(8)quotacheck(8)Namequotacheck - file system quota consistency checker
Syntax
/etc/quotacheck [ -v ] [ -f ] filesystem ...
/etc/quotacheck [ -v ] -a
Description
The command examines each file system, builds a table of current disc
usage, and compares this table against that stored in the disc quota
file for the file system. If detects any inconsistencies, it updates
both the quota file and the current system copies of the incorrect quo‐
tas. Inconsistencies occur only if an active file system is checked.
Normally, returns a warning if it cannot find a valid quota file. If
you use the option, creates a quota file automatically and then per‐
forms its normal functions.
If you use the flag in place of any file system name, checks all the
file systems listed in to be read-write with disc quotas.
Normally reports only modified quotas. If the option is supplied, will
indicate the calculated disc quotas for each user on a particular file
system.
The command expects each file system to be checked to have a quota file
named in the root directory. If none is present, will ignore the file
system.
The command is normally run at boot time from the file, before enabling
disc quotas with For further information, see
The command accesses the raw device in calculating the actual disc
usage for each user. Thus, the file systems checked should be quies‐
cent while is running.
Files
Default file systems
See Alsoquota(2), setquota(2), quotaon(8)
``Disk Quotas in a UNIX Environment,'' ULTRIX Supplementary Documents,
Volume 3: System Manager
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