Fixing Quota For 2.4.20 Kernels

RedHat Linux 2.4.20-xx.x kernels of versions prior to 2.4.20-18.7 do not support quota management.

There are two ways how to fix this problem:

• Install the new 2.4.20-18.7 kernel, the new quota package (version 3.06), and the new quota Perl module (version 1.4.8).
• Downgrade the kernel back to 2.4.18-xx.x.

To install the new kernel and the new quota packages:

1. Log in as root.

2. Download the patched kernel 2.4.20-18.7 and the quota 3.06-9.7 package from the RedHat Support page and install them according to instructions provided there.

3. Download and install the new quota Perl module:

   # tar xfz Quota-1.4.8.tar.gz
   # cd Quota-1.4.8
   # perl Makefile.PL
   # make install clean

4. Enable quota:
   

   # quotaoff -a
   # cd <partition_where_quota_is_set>
   # rm -f aquota.user
   

   Note: Some older quota types take rm -f quota.user

   # quotacheck -am -F vfsv0

   quotacheck creates the aquota.user file automatically; however, if this file is still not created, force its creation with the following command:

   # touch aquota.user
   # chmod 600 aquota.user

   # quotaon -a

5. Log in as the cpanel user and reset user quota limits using H-Sphere SetQuota tool:

   java -Xms64M -Xmx256M psoft.hsphere.tools.SetQuota -lid <logical_web_server_id>