> > On May 2, 2007, at 8:51 AM, Dana Canfield wrote: > >> We've been slowly phasing in mail quotas and I've discovered that >> the quota usage reported by cyrus doesn't match a du for that same >> user. In fact, I can't find any user where the reports *do* >> match. Is this a sign of quota corruption, or am I overlooking >> something about how the quotas work? >> >> Here are some examples to show what I'm checking: >> >> [root@balrog ~]# du -s /var/spool/imap/e/user/efreem >> 1068664 /var/spool/imap/e/user/efreem >> [root@balrog ~]# du -s /var/spool/imap/a/user/austin >> 1178924 /var/spool/imap/a/user/austin >> >> [root@balrog efreem]# cyradm --user cyrus localhost >> localhost.localdomain> lq user.efreem >> STORAGE 904193/2000000 (45.20965%) >> localhost.localdomain> lq user.austin >> STORAGE 703056/1000000 (70.3056%) > > The du utility reports usage in terms of blocks, not bytes. This is a > major drawback of maildir type systems, they can have nasty partial > block overheads. Things like delayed expunge can also increase the difference between du and quota. Simon ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
