Disk quota

Each user account may have an associated disk quota that limits the amount of space you can use as well as the number of files you can have in your home directory. The command quota -v shows you the current use as well as the limit.

[jcope@onyx jcope]$ quota -v
Disk quotas for user jcope (uid 620):
     Filesystem  blocks   quota   limit   grace   files   quota   limit   grace
      /dev/sdb1   18864   25000   30000            1296    2500    3000
[jcope@onyx jcope]$

If you exceed the quota, then the system gives you seven days to remove or compress files to cut down on the disk usage. After seven days, the login privileges are suspended. At that point, you will have to contact the system administrator (mlukes@cs.boisestate.edu) to enable your account again.