QUOTACHECK(8) QUOTACHECK(8) NAME quotacheck - file system quota consistency checker SYNOPSIS /etc/quotacheck [ -v ] [ -p ] filesystem... /etc/quotacheck [ -v ] [ -p ] -a DESCRIPTION _Q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k examines each file system, builds a table of current disc usage, and compares this table against that stored in the disc quota file for the file system. If any inconsistencies are detected, both the quota file and the current system copy of the incorrect quotas are updated (the latter only occurs if an active file system is checked). If the -a flag is supplied in place of any file system names, _q_u_o_‐ _t_a_c_h_e_c_k will check all the file systems indicated in _/_e_t_c_/_f_s_t_a_b to be read-write with disc quotas. Normally _q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k reports only those quotas modified. If the -v option is supplied, _q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k will indicate the calculated disc quotas for each user on a particular file system. If the -p flag is supplied then parallel passes will be run on the filesystems required, using the pass numbers in /etc/fstab in an iden‐ tical fashion to _f_s_c_k(8). _Q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k expects each file system to be checked to have a quota file named _q_u_o_t_a_s in the root directory. If none is present, _q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k will ignore the file system. _Q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k is normally run at boot time from the _/_e_t_c_/_r_c_._l_o_c_a_l file, see _r_c(8), before enabling disc quotas with _q_u_o_t_a_o_n(8). _Q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k accesses the raw device in calculating the actual disc usage for each user. Thus, the file systems checked should be quiescent while _q_u_o_t_a_c_h_e_c_k is running. FILES /etc/fstab default file systems SEE ALSO quota(2), setquota(2), quotaon(8), fsck(8) 4.2 Berkeley Distribution September 15, 1985 QUOTACHECK(8)