files limit

mmhs · 07-20-2012, 04:05 AM

Hi Guys

how can we limit number of files will be created on a disk ?

e.g, i have a disk with 2 partition how can i limit every partition to allow create only 10 files or directory on each partition ?

thx in advance

lithos · 07-20-2012, 04:43 AM

Hi,

I don't know how or if it can be done,
take a look here (I know it's for FAT32 filesystem) and here (NTFS)
Nice table layout of FS.

I hope someone might have some info about Linux FS (ext..), I only found this.

Btw, you could use google yourself.

good luck

mmhs · 07-20-2012, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lithos

Hi,

I don't know how or if it can be done,
take a look here (I know it's for FAT32 filesystem) and here (NTFS)
Nice table layout of FS.

I hope someone might have some info about Linux FS (ext..), I only found this.

Btw, you could use google yourself.

good luck

thx man but my disk file system is ext3

hal8000b · 07-20-2012, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmhs

Hi Guys

how can we limit number of files will be created on a disk ?

e.g, i have a disk with 2 partition how can i limit every partition to allow create only 10 files or directory on each partition ?

thx in advance

What do you expect to do by limiting to 10 files on a partition?
This seems to be a very low unusable number.
If this was music or pictures, do you only want to allow 10 tracks or images?

If you only want users to store a small amount of files, then limit the size of their partition,
or their /home partition.
Hope that helps.

eSelix · 07-20-2012, 05:08 AM

I think it can be done by limiting number of inodes on filesystem during creation (option -i and -I in mkfs.ext3) or implementing quotas for inodes for given account or group (for example quotatool on Ubuntu).

mmhs · 07-20-2012, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hal8000b

What do you expect to do by limiting to 10 files on a partition?
This seems to be a very low unusable number.
If this was music or pictures, do you only want to allow 10 tracks or images?

If you only want users to store a small amount of files, then limit the size of their partition,
or their /home partition.
Hope that helps.

i have 10 big DB files and i want to reserve all space for them !

i think limiting number of inodes is a good way i think we can do that with mkfs

wpeckham · 07-20-2012, 04:42 PM

Have you looked into using the quota system?
I have used it for group, server, and virtual machine quotas, but never for what you are seeking. It might be worth taking a look at.

eSelix · 07-23-2012, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mmhs

i have 10 big DB files and i want to reserve all space for them

So, no better option would be allowing only acoount associated with database server to create files and disallowing write access for others?