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QUOTAFILE(3)           FreeBSD Library Functions Manual           QUOTAFILE(3)

NAME
     quota_open quota_close quota_on quota_off quota_read quota_write_limits
     quota_write_usage quota_fsname quota_qfname quota_maxid quota_check_path
     quota_convert - Manipulate quotas

LIBRARY
     System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <sys/mount.h>
     #include <ufs/ufs/quota.h>
     #include <fcntl.h>
     #include <fstab.h>
     #include <libutil.h>

     struct quotafile *
     quota_open(struct fstab *fs, int quotatype, int openflags);

     int
     quota_close(struct quotafile *qf);

     int
     quota_on(const struct quotafile *qf);

     int
     quota_off(const struct quotafile *qf);

     int
     quota_read(struct quotafile *qf, struct dqblk *dqb, int id);

     int
     quota_write_limits(struct quotafile *qf, struct dqblk *dqb, int id);

     int
     quota_write_usage(struct quotafile *qf, struct dqblk *dqb, int id);

     const char *
     quota_fsname(const struct quotafile *qf);

     const char *
     quota_qfname(const struct quotafile *qf);

     int
     quota_maxid(const struct quotafile *qf);

     int
     quota_check_path(const struct quotafile *qf, const char *path);

     int
     quota_convert(struct quotafile *qf, int wordsize);

DESCRIPTION
     These functions are designed to simplify access to filesystem quotas.  If
     quotas are active on a filesystem, these functions will access them
     directly from the kernel using the quotactl() system call.  If quotas are
     not active, these functions will access them by reading and writing the
     quota files directly.

     The quota_open() function takes a pointer to an fstab entry corresponding
     to the filesystem on which quotas are to be accessed.  The quotatype
     field indicates the type of quotas being sought, either USRQUOTA or
     GRPQUOTA.  The openflags are those used by the open() system call,
     usually either O_RDONLY if the quotas are just to be read, or O_RDWR if
     the quotas are to be updated.  The O_CREAT flag should be specified if a
     new quota file of the requested type should be created if it does not
     already exist.

     The quota_close() function closes any open file descriptors and frees any
     storage associated with the filesystem and quota type referenced by qf.

     The quota_on() function enables quotas for the filesystem associated with
     its qf argument which may have been opened with O_RDONLY or O_RDWR.  The
     quota_on() function returns 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1 is
     returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error, see
     quotactl(2) for the possible errors.

     The quota_off() function disables quotas for the filesystem associated
     with its qf argument which may have been opened with O_RDONLY or O_RDWR.
     The quota_off() function returns 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1
     is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error,
     see quotactl(2) for the possible errors.

     The quota_read() function reads the quota from the filesystem and quota
     type referenced by qf for the user (or group) specified by id into the
     dqblk quota structure pointed to by dqb.

     The quota_write_limits() function updates the limit fields (but not the
     usage fields) for the filesystem and quota type referenced by qf for the
     user (or group) specified by id from the dqblk quota structure pointed to
     by dqb.

     The quota_write_usage() function updates the usage fields (but not the
     limit fields) for the filesystem and quota type referenced by qf for the
     user (or group) specified by id from the dqblk quota structure pointed to
     by dqb.

     The quota_fsname() function returns a pointer to a buffer containing the
     path to the root of the file system that corresponds to its qf argument,
     as listed in /etc/fstab.  Note that this may be a symbolic link to the
     actual directory.

     The quota_qfname() function returns a pointer to a buffer containing the
     name of the quota file that corresponds to its qf argument.  Note that
     this may be a symbolic link to the actual file.

     The quota_maxid() function returns the maximum user (or group) id
     contained in the quota file associated with its qf argument.

     The quota_check_path() function checks if the specified path is within
     the filesystem that corresponds to its qf argument.  If the path argument
     refers to a symbolic link, quota_check_path() will follow it.

     The quota_convert() function converts the quota file associated with its
     qf argument to the data size specified by its wordsize argument.  The
     supported wordsize arguments are 32 for the old 32-bit quota file format
     and 64 for the new 64-bit quota file format.  The quota_convert()
     function may only be called to operate on quota files that are not
     currently active.

IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
     If the underlying quota file is in or converted to the old 32-bit format,
     limit and usage values written to the quota file will be clipped to 32
     bits.

RETURN VALUES
     If the filesystem has quotas associated with it, quota_open() returns a
     pointer to a quotafile structure used in subsequent quota access calls.
     If the filesystem has no quotas, or access permission is denied NULL is
     returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

     The quota_check_path() function returns 1 for a positive result and 0 for
     a negative result.  If an error occurs, it returns -1 and sets errno to
     indicate the error.

     The quota_read(), quota_write_limits(), quota_write_usage(),
     quota_convert(), and quota_close() functions return zero on success.  On
     error they return -1 and set errno to indicate the error.

SEE ALSO
     quotactl(2), quota.group(5), quota.user(5)

HISTORY
     The quotafile functions first appeared in FreeBSD 8.1.

AUTHORS
     The quotafile functions and this manual page were written by Dag-Erling
     Sm/rgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> and Marshall Kirk McKusick
     <mckusick@mckusick.com>.

FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6        December 28, 2009       FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6

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