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convertquota

Convert old quota files to new format

Supplementary instructions

convertquota command is used to convert old disk data files ("quota.user" and "quota.group") to new format files ("quota.user" and "quota.group").

grammar

convertquota(option)(parameter)

Options

-u: Convert only user disk quota data files;
-g: Convert only group disk quota data files;
-f: Convert the old disk quota file to the new format;
-e: Change the new file format from big endian to little endian.

Parameters

File system: Specify the file system (hard disk partition) to which the disk quota data file format is to be converted.

Example

Use the convertquota command to convert the disk quota data file of the specified file system /data. Enter the following command at the command line:

convertquota -u /data //Convert the user disk quota file on the file system "/data"