On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 02:12:58PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> On 12/3/20 2:07 PM, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 02:00:01PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> >> 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
> >
> > "user"? Does this not apply to group or project quotas? ;)
>
> I thought about that, but the overview section already refers to "users" as a
> generic idea, i.e. "Quotas can be set for each individual user on any/all of the
> local filesystems."
>
> I mean, I guess I could s/user/ID/ to be more clear or rewrite the whole overview...
<shrug> "The XFS quota subsystem allows a default quota to be enforced
for any user, group or project which does not have a quota limit
explicitly set."
> >> +does not have a quota limit explicitly set. These limits are stored in and
"These limits are stored in and displayed as ID 0's limits."
since id==0 doesn't necessarily map to "root" unless
/etc/{passwd,group,projid} explicitly defines that.
--D
> >
> > Usual complaint about starting sentences in column zero in manpage
> > source. :)
>
> grumble grumble random nonobvious rules grumble ok
>
> -Eric
>
> > --D
> >
> >> +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
> >>
> >>
> >
>
