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User and Group Quotas

TrueNAS allows setting data or object quotas for user accounts and groups cached on, or connected to the system.

User Quotas Screen

Select Manage User Quotas on the Dataset Space Management widget to open the User Quotas screen. The User Quotas screen displays names and quota data of user accounts cached on or connected to the system. If no users exist, the screen displays No User Quotas in the center of the screen.

User Quotas Screen
Figure 1: User Quotas Screen

The Show All Users toggle button displays all users or hides built-in users.

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Add opens the Set User Quotas screen.

If you have several user quotas set up, the Actions options include Set Quotas (Bulk).

Click on a user name to display the Edit User window.

Edit User Configuration Window

The Edit User Quota window allows you to modify the user data quota and user object quota values for an individual user.

Edit User Quota
Figure 2: Edit User Quota

Click Save to save changes or click the “X” to close the window without saving.

SettingsDescription
UserDisplays the name of the selected user.
User Data Quota (Examples: 500KiB, 500M, 2 TB)Enter the amount of disk space the selected user can use. Entering 0 allows the user to use all disk space. You can enter human-readable values such as 50 GiB, 500M, 2 TB, etc. If units are not specified, the value defaults to bytes.
User Object QuotaEnter the number of objects the selected user can own. Entering 0 allows unlimited objects.

Set User Quotas Screen

To display the Set User Quotas screen click the Add button.

Set User Quotas
Figure 3: Set User Quotas
Set Quotas Settings
SettingsDescription
User Data Quota (Examples: 500KiB, 500M, 2 TB)Enter the amount of disk space the selected user can use. Entering 0 allows the user to use all disk space. You can enter human-readable values such as 50 GiB, 500M, 2 TB, etc. If units are not specified, the value defaults to bytes.
User Object QuotaEnter the number of objects the selected user can own. Entering 0 allows unlimited objects.
Apply Quotas to Selected Users Settings
SettingsDescription
Apply To UsersSelect the users from the dropdown list of options.

Click Save to set the quotas or click the “X” to exit without saving.

Group Quotas Screens

Click Manage Group Quotas on the Dataset Space Management widget to open the Group Quotas screen.

The Group Quotas screen displays the names and quota data of any groups cached on or connected to the system. If no groups exist, the screen displays No Group Quotas in the center of the screen.

Group Quotas Screen
Figure 4: Group Quotas Screen

The Show All Groups toggle button displays all groups or hides built-in groups. Add displays the Set Group Quotas screen.

If you have several group quotas set up, the Actions options include Set Quotas (Bulk).

Click on a group name to display the Edit Group window.

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Group Quotas List View
Figure 5: Group Quotas List View

Edit Group Configuration Window

The Edit Group window allows you to modify the group data quota and group object quota values for an individual group.

Edit Group Quota
Figure 6: Edit Group Quota

Click Save to set the quotas or click the “X” to exit without saving.

Edit Group Configuration Settings
SettingsDescription
GroupDisplays the name of the selected group(s).
Group Data Quota (Examples: 500KiB, 500M, 2 TB)Enter the amount of disk space the selected group can use. Entering 0 allows the group to use all disk space. You can enter human-readable values such as 50 GiB, 500M, 2 TB, etc. If units are not specified, the value defaults to bytes.
Group Object QuotaEnter the number of objects the selected group can own or use. Entering 0 allows unlimited objects.

Set Group Quotas Screen

To display the Set Group Quotas screen, click the Add button.

Set Group Quotas
Figure 7: Set Group Quotas
Set Quotas Settings
SettingsDescription
Group Data Quota (Examples: 500KiB, 500M, 2 TB)Enter the amount of disk space the selected group can use. Entering 0 allows the group to use all disk space. You can enter human-readable values such as 50 GiB, 500M, 2 TB, etc. If units are not specified, the value defaults to bytes.
Group Object QuotaEnter the number of objects the selected group can own or use. Entering 0 allows unlimited objects.
Apply Quotas to Selected Groups Settings
SettingsDescription
Apply To GroupsSelect groups from the dropdown list of options.