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Q138701: Controlling Server Hard Disk Space Allocated to Users

Article: Q138701
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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Windows NT does not provide a way to limit the amount of server disk space that
can be allocated to a user. However, it is possible to limit the amount of space
all users can take up on the server hard disk by placing the directories they
can write to or modify on a partition dedicated for that purpose.

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It may be desirable to limit the amount of disk space on the server that users
can store personal files on. For example, if a user's directory is on the same
partition as the operating system or applications, the user can create problems
for the operating system or the applications by filling the disk.

To prevent this problem, create a separate partition for user directories. If
this partition run out of space, it generates a "Disk Full" error message, but
does not affect the operating system.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 quota

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