Linux Lecture 008 IITK
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Abhishek GoutamLinux System Administration
Configuring Disk Quotas
To implement disk quotas, use the following steps:
Enable quotas per file system by modifying
/etc/fstab
Remount the file system(s)
Create the quota files and generate the disk usage
table
Assign quotas
Linux System Administration
Configuring Disk Quotas
Enabling Quotas: Edit fstab to enable usrquota
LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults
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LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults
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LABEL=/users /users ext3 exec,dev,suid,rw,usrquota
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LABEL=/var /var ext3 defaults
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LABEL=SWAP-sda5 swap swap defaults
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Linux System Administration
Configuring Disk Quotas
Remounting the File Systems: Issue the umount command
followed by the mount command to remount the file system in
which quota has been implemented (umount /users;mount
/users)
Creating the Quota Database Files: Use quotacheck
command to create quota.user file
quotacheck -cu /users
Assigning Quotas per User: assigning the disk quotas with
the edquota command (edquota <username>)
Disk quotas for user web_cc (uid 524):
Filesystem blocks soft hard inodes soft hard
/dev/sdb1 988612 1024000 1075200 7862 0 0
Linux System Administration
Setting Printer
The Printer Configuration Tool allows users to
configure a printer in Red Hat Linux. This tool helps
maintain the printer configuration file, print spool
directories, and print filters. Starting with version 9,
Red Hat Linux defaults to the CUPS (Common Unix
Printing System).
To use the Printer Configuration Tool you must have
root privileges. To start the application, select
Applications => System Settings => Printing
Linux System Administration
Setting Printer
The following types of print queues can be configured:
Locally-connected — a printer attached directly to the computer through
a parallel or USB port.
Networked CUPS (IPP) — a printer that can be accessed over a TCP/IP
network via the Internet Printing Protocol, also known as IPP (for
example, a printer attached to another Red Hat Linux system running
CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) on the network).
Networked UNIX (LPD) — a printer attached to a different UNIX system
that can be accessed over a TCP/IP network (for example, a printer
attached to another Red Hat Linux system running LPD (Line Printer
Daemon) on the network).
Networked Windows (SMB) — a printer attached to a different system
which is sharing a printer over a SMB network (for example, a printer
attached to a Microsoft Windows™ machine).
Networked Novell (NCP) — a printer attached to a different system
which uses Novell's NetWare network technology.
Networked JetDirect — a printer connected directly to the network
through HP JetDirect instead of to a computer.
Linux System Administration
Linux Boot Time Scripts
Scripts/Programs added in /etc/rc.local are run at
Boot Time.
Linux System Administration
Monitoring the System
Monitor Disk Usage (df)
Monitor CPU and Memory utilization (top)
Monitor process/services (ps, pgrep)
Monitor logs (/var/log/messages)
GUI Tool (Applications System Tools System
Performance)
Linux System Administration
Linux Rescue
Booting into Single User Mode
– At the GRUB screen, press e
– Select the kernel and type a
– Write single at the end of the line (after leaving a
space)
– Boot by pressing b
Booting into Rescue Mode
– Boot the system using Installation CD #1
– Type “linux rescue” at the installation boot prompt
