Make sure that your fstab has a line like this that refers to /dev/sda8:
/dev/sda8 /<mountpoint> ext2 defaults,usrquota 1 2
The "usrquota" is the important part there. If you haven't included the
usrquota parameter, you can't actually enforce user quotas on the file
system in question.
On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Kevin Wood wrote:
> Hey there guys,
>
> I'm trying to set up a server with quotas and I am running into a problem.
> I have gone through dejanews and pulled down the directions for running
> quotas and got all my files and options in place. The problem is that
> when I reboot the machine or try to turn quotas on I receive the message:
>
> quotaon: using /home/quota.user on /dev/sda8: Invalid Argument
>
> I then returned to dejanews to find out what might be up. Seems that a
> lot of people are having the same problem, but I don't see any responses.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on what to do or what might be wrong?
>
> I was running into trouble under Kernel 2.4.2-ac7, but I have since
> reloaded the machine with a completely stock RH70 and the same problem
> still exists.
>
> I have also gone as far as trying to get a new version of quota and that
> doesn't seem to do it either.
>
> Whatever the case, if anyone has any tips or pointers, that would be
> great.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin Wood
>
>
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