linux-ext4 - Re: howto downgrade ext4 to ext3

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Date:	Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:14:23 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	jehan.procaccia@...sudparis.eu
CC:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: howto downgrade ext4 to ext3

jehan procaccia wrote:
...

> [root@...eh ~]
> $ getent passwd |grep 42658
> karipha:x:42658:426:Karipha 
> BOUMER:/mci/mast2008/karipha:/usr/local/bin/bash
> [root@...eh ~]
> $ quota -s karipha
> Disk quotas for user karipha (uid 42658):
>     Filesystem  blocks   quota   limit   grace   files   quota   limit   
> grace
> /dev/mapper/VolGroup02S2IA-LVVG02Users07
>                   603M*   489M    538M   39:07    6622   50000   55000
> 
> $ find /disk07 -inum 3542694
> /disk07/mast2008/karipha/.recently-used.xbel
> 
> Other inodes incriminated showed the same result -> over-quota . So if 
> user data finally cannot be written, after all ... quota wouldn't allow 
> it anyway .

The unfortunate thing in your situation though is that the user 
-thought- it did get written, just FYI.

When quota is working properly, the denial is obvious up front.

-Eric

>> Hope this helps you understand what's going on.
>>                             - Ted
>>   
> Yes, thanks for that detailed answer.
> regards , jehan .

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