On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 04:10:19AM +0100, Marc Aymerich wrote: > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:53 AM, Alex Samad <alex@samad.com.au> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 02:29:25AM +0100, Marc Aymerich wrote: > > > Hi all! [snip] > > use LVM and maker LV equal to the max size allocated to the user, then > > mount the partition on their home directory. > > > > you then have to make sure they don't leave files in other places like > > /tmp or /var/tmp ... > > > > > Hi Alex, Thank you for your response! > > In my first mail I forgot to say that actually I have more than 700 users in > this server. Correct me if I'm wrong (my experience with LVM is a pretty > limited), but I think that having 700 partitions may require extensive > overhead. What do you think about that? LVM's are pretty efficient from my understanding, although 700+ lv's is way bigger than I have heard. But it would meet your requirement - limit them to the amount of space give them the ability to still there files > > Thank you!! > Marc > [snip] > > -- "You're probably wondering why somebody who has been in politics is talking about Social Security. After all, it's been called the third rail of American politics. You grab a hold of it, and you get electrified." - George W. Bush 03/04/2005 South Bend, IN
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