Setting Folder Size Quotas

[MADMAN69UK]

Hi there

 

We have a Windows Sever 2003 server that we would like to be able to limit certain folder sizes on.

 

I am aware of the quota management stuff that is already available within Windows Server 2003, but it isn't flexible enough for our needs.

 

Ideally we want our teachers to have a set limit, like 1GB of storage. We then have shared subject areas. So Science for example have 5 teachers, all of them can use this Science shared area so we would like to assign that folder 5GB.

 

With the built in quota system you can only set a per user quota. So any files a Science teacher has in their personal storage and in the Science shared area get totalled up. This means they tend to easily exceed their 1GB allowance.

 

Can anyone recommend a good bit of third party software to do this for us?

 

We've seen SpaceGuard SRM, but at £600+ it's beyond our budget

 

Any advice will be much appreciated

[sjl]

That is how the volume quotas work but with FSRM you can set folder quota. Google Microsoft FSRM see if that is what you are looking for.

[MADMAN69UK]

Bah! Looks like the server we wanted to do this on isn't R2.

 

We do have the R2 install disks but I guess it wasn't fully installed.

 

Is it possible to just install R2 on the server without ruining the current settings?

[CyberNerd]

just install centos (free, no licensing required) , and use this script for homedrives -

 

#!/bin/bash
if [ "$2" = "08" -o "$2" = "07" -o "$2" = "06" -o "$2" = "05" -o "$2" = "04" -o "$2" = "03" -o "$2" = "02" -o "$2" = "adulted" -o "$2" = "exams"  -o "$2" = "gueststudents" ] ; then     
if [ ! -e /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1 ]; then
	mkdir -p  /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1
	chown $1:"domain admins" /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1
	chmod o-rwx /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1
	chmod g+rwxs /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1
	setfacl -m user:$1:rwx /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1
	setfacl -m group:teachers:r-x /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1 
	setfacl -m group:"domain admins":rwx /home/DOMAIN/$2/$1
	if [ "$2" = "03" -o "$2" = "02" ]; then
		setquota -u $1 1048576 1228800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/
               elif [ "$2" = "08" ]; then
                       setquota -u $1 614400 716800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/               
	elif [ "$2" = "07" ]; then
	        setquota -u $1 614400 716800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/
               elif [ "$2" = "06" ]; then
                       setquota -u $1 614400 716800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/
               elif [ "$2" = "05" ]; then
                       setquota -u $1 614400 716800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/
               elif [ "$2" = "04" ]; then
                       setquota -u $1 614400 716800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/
               elif [ "$2" = "adulted"  ]; then
                       setquota -u $1 614400 716800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/                            		                                                
	else
	  	setquota -u $1 614400 716800 0 0 /home/DOMAIN/
	fi
fi
fi
exit 0

 

It will automatically create the homedrive when someone logs in, set the permissions and sets the quota.

Quota violations are sent by email.

 

you can then set group quotas on a per directory basis.

There are other advantages such as network recycles bins, and its dead easy to ban files from the filesystem.

 

Samba Homedirectory - Wiki