Windows 2000 Limit Size User Home Directory ?

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"Bob" <ne1r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way I can limit the size of the users home directories?
>
> Thanks... B

Yes, there is but it depends on the OS of the machine
where the directory resides.
 
OS windows 2000 Server, on NTFS drive? How can it be done?

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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> "Bob" <ne1r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:qNIqk.33076$1N1.6806@newsfe07.iad...
>> Is there a way I can limit the size of the users home directories?
>>
>> Thanks... B
>
> Yes, there is but it depends on the OS of the machine
> where the directory resides.
>
 
You need to implement quotas. AFAIR, quotas are available in
Windows Server 2003 but not before.


"Bob" <ne1r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> OS windows 2000 Server, on NTFS drive? How can it be done?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
> news:uG5csfoAJHA.4312@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
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>> "Bob" <ne1r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:qNIqk.33076$1N1.6806@newsfe07.iad...
>>> Is there a way I can limit the size of the users home directories?
>>>
>>> Thanks... B
>>
>> Yes, there is but it depends on the OS of the machine
>> where the directory resides.
>>
>
 
They're available on Windows 2000 too.

How to Enable Disk Quotas in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/183322

John

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> You need to implement quotas. AFAIR, quotas are available in
> Windows Server 2003 but not before.
>
>
> "Bob" <ne1r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:17Uqk.1249$RV7.523@newsfe01.iad...
>
>>OS windows 2000 Server, on NTFS drive? How can it be done?
>>
>>"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
>>news:uG5csfoAJHA.4312@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
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>>>"Bob" <ne1r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:qNIqk.33076$1N1.6806@newsfe07.iad...
>>>
>>>>Is there a way I can limit the size of the users home directories?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks... B
>>>
>>>Yes, there is but it depends on the OS of the machine
>>>where the directory resides.
>>>
>>
>
>
 
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