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QUOTAFILE(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual QUOTAFILE(3)
NAME
quota_open, quota_close, quota_on, quota_off, quota_read,
quota_write_limits, quota_write_usage, quota_fsname, quota_qfname,
quota_maxid, quota_check_path, quota_convert - Manipulate quotas
LIBRARY
System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>
#include <ufs/ufs/quota.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <fstab.h>
#include <libutil.h>
struct quotafile *
quota_open(struct fstab *fs, int quotatype, int openflags);
int
quota_close(struct quotafile *qf);
int
quota_on(const struct quotafile *qf);
int
quota_off(const struct quotafile *qf);
int
quota_read(struct quotafile *qf, struct dqblk *dqb, int id);
int
quota_write_limits(struct quotafile *qf, struct dqblk *dqb, int id);
int
quota_write_usage(struct quotafile *qf, struct dqblk *dqb, int id);
const char *
quota_fsname(const struct quotafile *qf);
const char *
quota_qfname(const struct quotafile *qf);
int
quota_maxid(const struct quotafile *qf);
int
quota_check_path(const struct quotafile *qf, const char *path);
int
quota_convert(struct quotafile *qf, int wordsize);
DESCRIPTION
These functions are designed to simplify access to filesystem quotas. If
quotas are active on a filesystem, these functions will access them
directly from the kernel using the quotactl() system call. If quotas are
not active, these functions will access them by reading and writing the
the quotas are to be updated. The O_CREAT flag should be specified if a
new quota file of the requested type should be created if it does not
already exist.
The quota_close() function closes any open file descriptors and frees any
storage associated with the filesystem and quota type referenced by qf.
The quota_on() function enables quotas for the filesystem associated with
its qf argument which may have been opened with O_RDONLY or O_RDWR. The
quota_on() function returns 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1 is
returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error, see
quotactl(2) for the possible errors.
The quota_off() function disables quotas for the filesystem associated
with its qf argument which may have been opened with O_RDONLY or O_RDWR.
The quota_off() function returns 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1
is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error,
see quotactl(2) for the possible errors.
The quota_read() function reads the quota from the filesystem and quota
type referenced by qf for the user (or group) specified by id into the
dqblk quota structure pointed to by dqb.
The quota_write_limits() function updates the limit fields (but not the
usage fields) for the filesystem and quota type referenced by qf for the
user (or group) specified by id from the dqblk quota structure pointed to
by dqb.
The quota_write_usage() function updates the usage fields (but not the
limit fields) for the filesystem and quota type referenced by qf for the
user (or group) specified by id from the dqblk quota structure pointed to
by dqb.
The quota_fsname() function returns a pointer to a buffer containing the
path to the root of the file system that corresponds to its qf argument,
as listed in /etc/fstab. Note that this may be a symbolic link to the
actual directory.
The quota_qfname() function returns a pointer to a buffer containing the
name of the quota file that corresponds to its qf argument. Note that
this may be a symbolic link to the actual file.
The quota_maxid() function returns the maximum user (or group) id
contained in the quota file associated with its qf argument.
The quota_check_path() function checks if the specified path is within
the filesystem that corresponds to its qf argument. If the path argument
refers to a symbolic link, quota_check_path() will follow it.
The quota_convert() function converts the quota file associated with its
qf argument to the data size specified by its wordsize argument. The
supported wordsize arguments are 32 for the old 32-bit quota file format
and 64 for the new 64-bit quota file format. The quota_convert()
function may only be called to operate on quota files that are not
currently active.
IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
If the underlying quota file is in or converted to the old 32-bit format,
limit and usage values written to the quota file will be clipped to 32
The quota_check_path() function returns 1 for a positive result and 0 for
a negative result. If an error occurs, it returns -1 and sets errno to
indicate the error.
The quota_read(), quota_write_limits(), quota_write_usage(),
quota_convert(), and quota_close() functions return zero on success. On
error they return -1 and set errno to indicate the error.
SEE ALSO
quotactl(2), quota.group(5), quota.user(5)
HISTORY
The quotafile functions first appeared in FreeBSD 8.1.
AUTHORS
The quotafile functions and this manual page were written by Dag-Erling
Smorgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> and Marshall Kirk McKusick
<mckusick@mckusick.com>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 December 28, 2009 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11