File::quotas - Interface to quotas databases

NAME

    File::quotas - Interface to quotas databases

SYNOPSIS

      use File::quotas;

      $quotas = new File::quotas( );

      # to load data form existing mount point
      $quotas = new File::quotas('/mount/point/');

      $quotas->display_quotas();

      # add the quota on uid 10
      $quotas->set_entry(10, '75000', '100000', '75000', '100000');

      $quotas->write_quotas('/mount/point/');

DESCRIPTION

    File::quotas provides a perl interface to 'quotas' files.

USAGE

    new()

      Constructor.
      Returns new instance of File::quotas.

    display_quotas()

      Displays quota information once loaded in human-readable form.

    load_quotas()
      parameters:
        $mountPoint, mount point to read 'quotas' from, like /export/home.

      Decompresses quotas file and loads into object.

    write_quotas()
      parameters:
        $mountPoint, mount point to write 'quotas' to, like /export/home.

      Recompresses relevant object data into quotas file.

    set_entry()
      parameters:
        $uid, UID or username to apply quota to.
        $blocks_soft, soft disk block limit in bytes.
        $blocks_hard, hard disk block limit in bytes.
        $inodes_soft, soft index node limit in bytes.
        $inodes_hard, hard index node limit in bytes.

      Sets quota entry for UID

    del_entry()
      parameters:
        $uid, UID to delete quota.

      Deletes quota entry for UID

    null_data()

     Internal function, used for object reuse.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make install

DEPENDENCIES

   none

BUGS

  All testing so far has been done on solaris.

  Other than that, all demons sighted have been expelled,
  see CHANGES document for more info.

AUTHORS

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

File::quotas - Interface to quotas databases