Changing User Quota on Linux: Commands and Methods

Change User Quota on Linux

Question

Which of the following commands will change the quota for a specific user?

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The command that can be used to change the quota for a specific user is edquota.

Here is a brief explanation of the other options:

  • repquota is used to display the quota information for the file systems that are currently mounted. It does not allow you to modify the quota.

  • quota -e is used to edit the quota limits for all users at once. It does not allow you to modify the quota for a specific user.

  • quota is used to display the quota information for a specific user or for all users on the system. It does not allow you to modify the quota.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. edquota. This command opens up a text editor that allows you to modify the quota settings for a specific user. You can specify the user whose quota you want to modify by providing their username as an argument to the edquota command. For example:

edquota johndoe

This will open up the quota configuration file for the user johndoe in the default text editor. You can then modify the quota settings as required and save the file to apply the changes.