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Specify UNIX users for quotas

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You can specify a UNIX user for a quota in one of several different formats.

The three formats available when specifying a UNIX user for a quota include the following:

  • The user name (such as jsmith).

    Note

    You cannot use a UNIX user name to specify a quota if that name includes a backslash (\) or an @ sign. This is because ONTAP treats names containing these characters as Windows names.

  • The user ID or UID (such as 20).

  • The path of a file or directory owned by that user, so that the file's UID matches the user.

    Note

    If you specify a file or directory name, you must select a file or directory that will last as long as the user account remains on the system.

    Specifying a file or directory name for the UID does not cause ONTAP to apply a quota to that file or directory.