Modify an /etc/quotas line

To modify a disk quota in the /etc/quotas file, enter the appropriate information in one or more of the following boxes:

• In the Quota Target box, enter the new complete pathname of the quota target. The quota target is the user, group, or tree you are restricting. If the quota target is a user or group, you can also specify the user or group name, or user or group ID (UID or GID). If you enter the name, the name must appear in the password or group database (in the /etc/passwd or /etc/group file or the password or group NIS map, if NIS is enabled and is being used for the password or group database). You can only specify a tree by entering its pathname.
• In the Type box, select user, group, or tree.
• In the Disk Space (G, M, K) box, enter a new value for the maximum amount of disk space the quota target can use. For example, if the quota target can use 75 MB of disk space, enter 75M (with no space between 75 and M).

  NOTE: Do not leave the Disk Space box blank; the blank box represents white space.

• In the Files (G, M, K) box, enter a new value for the maximum number of files the quota target can use. For example, if the quota target can use 76,800 files, enter 75K (with no space between 75 and K).

  NOTE: In the Disk Space (G, M, K) and Files (G, M, K) boxes, the K is equivalent to 1024 bytes, M is equivalent to 2²⁰ bytes, and G is equivalent to 2³⁰ bytes.

• In the Comment box, enter any new comments associated with the quota, preceded by the pound sign (#).

Click OK to record the new information and close the dialog box.

Click Revert to erase the new entries and revert back to the previous entries.

Click Cancel to close the dialog box without modifying the information.