[PATCH 1/3] xfs_quota: document how the default quota is stored

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Nowhere in the man page is the default quota described; what it
does or where it is stored.  Add some brief information about this.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 man/man8/xfs_quota.8 | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/man8/xfs_quota.8 b/man/man8/xfs_quota.8
index dd0479cd..b3c4108e 100644
--- a/man/man8/xfs_quota.8
+++ b/man/man8/xfs_quota.8
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ to a file on
 where the user's quota has not been exceeded.
 Then after rectifying the quota situation, the file can be moved back to the
 filesystem it belongs on.
+.SS Default Quotas
+The XFS quota subsystem allows a default quota to be enforced for any user which
+does not have a quota limit explicitly set. These limits are stored in and
+displayed as the "root" user's limits, although they do not actually limit the
+root user.
 .SH USER COMMANDS
 .TP
 .B print
-- 
2.17.0





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