How to Set Filesystem (Disk) Quotas on Ubuntu | Linux Today

How to Set Filesystem (Disk) Quotas on Ubuntu

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Sep 23, 2019

Filesystem quota is a standard built-in feature found in Linux Kernel. Quotas determine the amount of space a file should have to support user activities. The disk quotas also limit the number of files a user can create on the system.

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