I have been asked to set up a shared directory for a colleague on a server I manage. I created an account for him on that server, set up a Samba password with smbpasswd, created a directory and set it up in the smb.conf file, which I copy below:
[global]
workgroup = OURWORKGROUP
server string = Samba Server %v
netbios name = server_i_run
security = user
map to guest = bad user
name resolve order = bcast lmhosts host wins
dns proxy = no
[coworkerguy]
path = /samba/coworkerguy
valid users = coworkerguy
guest ok = no
writable = yes
browsable = yes
Now I have been asked to limit this space to 2Gb. I have looked online for ideas but I can't find anything recent and setting up disk quotas is apparently one of the most popular solutions. I admit I'm not that confident doing that, and furthermore it often comes up that I have to reboot in single user mode – unless I misunderstood something. That is not possible, as I can only ssh remotely to that server. Are there are techniques I could use? If not, could someone point me to an idiot-proof guide?
Best Answer
My solution is not the best, I know, but it works ;-). EDIT: Please read my other answer as well, this answer is an evil hack!
Create a 2Gb file with dd, format the file e.g. ext3, mount it, add it to fstab and use that as a share.
Now you point the share to
/mount/point
(or wherever you chose to mount it), sopath = /samba/coworkerguy
becomespath = /mount/point
In UNIX, everything is a file.