set quota when user logon on samba

accarlson · 02-15-2008, 04:51 AM

Hi!

which approach would be the best one to set the user quota when they logon?
I'm using SAMBA with LDAP for windows user logon. I have quota enabled.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Augusto

carltm · 02-16-2008, 07:45 AM

If you're using the quota suite, it's not normal to set
the quota for a user when they log in. Rather, use
edquota to set the quotas for your users. You would then
need to notify any users that are close to their limit.
To do this, you could set up a cronjob to run repquota
and create a file in each user's directory and/or send
email to the user.

accarlson · 02-19-2008, 06:14 AM

Hi!

I believe that I was not clear with my question. Let's try again :-D

Yes, I'm using quota system. I have a samba server with LDAP. When quota is enabled, the user quota is set to unlimited.

As there is always new users (people are fired/hired) I would like that when they first login on samba, his quota is set. As in the future, users quota will be define in LDAP, and each user will be able to have different quota, its complicated to set by hand, as I have more than 2000 users.

Using pam_mkhomedir, when the user login, his home directory is created. I would like to set quota the same way.

I hope that now I was more clear with my doubt.

Augusto

Rifo · 11-21-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by accarlson

Hi!

I believe that I was not clear with my question. Let's try again :-D

Yes, I'm using quota system. I have a samba server with LDAP. When quota is enabled, the user quota is set to unlimited.

As there is always new users (people are fired/hired) I would like that when they first login on samba, his quota is set. As in the future, users quota will be define in LDAP, and each user will be able to have different quota, its complicated to set by hand, as I have more than 2000 users.

Using pam_mkhomedir, when the user login, his home directory is created. I would like to set quota the same way.

I hope that now I was more clear with my doubt.

Augusto

Hi Augusto,

I've exactly the same problem as yours.

Do you have found a solution??

How do you set the quota for the user at first login?

Thanks a lot

Fabrizio

accarlson · 11-22-2009, 05:39 PM

Hi Rifo!

Long time has passed. Just after I posted this thread I moved to another job.

I have not found a solution. I was trying something with command line quota editor. I think it was setquota.

Sorry to no be able to help.

Regards,

Augusto

Rifo · 11-23-2009, 01:30 AM

Hi,

Thanks, I'm still looking for that.. But I guess that I will soon give up, seems to not be really solution for that..

Bye

Fabrizio

Quote:

Originally Posted by accarlson

Hi Rifo!

Long time has passed. Just after I posted this thread I moved to another job.

I have not found a solution. I was trying something with command line quota editor. I think it was setquota.

Sorry to no be able to help.

Regards,

Augusto

carltm · 12-05-2009, 11:48 AM

The only solution I can think of is to run a cronjob frequently to get
the list of users with quotas. Then check to see if each user is on the
list. If not, set the quota for the new user. It's a bit of a kludge,
but it should work.

Rifo · 12-06-2009, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carltm

The only solution I can think of is to run a cronjob frequently to get
the list of users with quotas. Then check to see if each user is on the
list. If not, set the quota for the new user. It's a bit of a kludge,
but it should work.

Thanks!
It's indeed what I've done. I give up with the automatic home creation and stuff like that.

I run now a script that check for new users, create home, set quota in the cronjob.

Bye

Fab.