Re: [LUG] User limits

[Neil Stone <NeilStone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simon Waters wrote:
> Neil Russell wrote:
>
> > I have inherited a box running Red hat. It has a user account on it that is
> > used for backing up from a remote site with ftp. Any idea why when it has a
> > certain number/size of files on it. It then refuses to allow any more?
> > It does not, as far as I know run user quota s/w on it.
> > Linux linux 2.4.7-10 #1
>
>
> Some ftp servers run their own limits, proftpd has per user file and
> bandwidth and quota limits as a module.
>
> Older *nix flavours also use to run out of inodes, but not sure Linux
> does this (at least it doesn't do it often if it does, 'df -i' will
> check if it is close).

Yes, Linux can still run out of inodes... I fell foul of this a while 
ago.. and how annoyed was i when i found out...?

Neil


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