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2gfs2_quota(8) System Manager's Manual gfs2_quota(8)
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7 gfs2_quota - Manipulate GFS2 disk quotas
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11 gfs2_quota <list|sync|get|limit|warn|check|init> [OPTION]...
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15 gfs2_quota is used to examine and change quota values in a GFS2
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20 list List the contents of the quota file. Only IDs that have a non-
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23 sync Sync any local quota changes to the quota file.
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25 get Get the current data for the ID specified by the -u or -g argu‐
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40 check Scan a filesystem and make sure that what's out there on the
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47 init Scan a filesystem and initialize the quota file with the values
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88 gfs2_quota limit -l 1048576 -k -u nobody -f /gfs20
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