warnquota.conf(5) — Linux manual page

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NAME         top

       warnquota.conf - configuration for warnquota

SYNOPSIS         top

       /etc/warnquota.conf

DESCRIPTION         top

       The warnquota.conf file stores a configuration for warnquota(8)
       tool which is used to notify a user or a group who exceeds its
       disk quota limits.

       The syntax is an option name followed by an equal sign and the
       option value.  White space characters surrounding the option
       names and values are allowed.

       Empty lines or lines starting with a hash sign or a semicolon are
       ignored.

       An option value can but does not have to be quoted. The value can
       span across multiple lines provided each previous line ends with
       a backslash.

       Some option values can contain formatting sequences which will be
       expanded to their respective values. Following sequences are
       recognized:

       %d     domain name
       %h     host name
       %i, %s user or group name
       %%     literal % character
       |      new-line character

OPTIONS         top

       CC_BEFORE
              Send to copy-carbon address only when a user has less than
              specified grace time left. Value is a number followed by a
              time unit. Known units are seconds, minutes, hours, and
              days.  Example: 5 days
       CC_TO  An e-mail address to put into copy-carbon (CC:) recipient
              header. Default value is root.
       CHARSET
              Defines character set for sent e-mails. Default value will
              be current locale character set used when executing
              warnquota command, if locale is not either C or POSIX.
              Otherwise no character set will be specified in the e-
              mails.
       FROM   Defines From: e-email address. Default value is
              support@localhost.
       GROUP_MESSAGE
              A text sent as an e-mail body if a group exceeds its
              limits. This option recognizes formatting sequences.
       GROUP_SIGNATURE
              A signature text appended to notification for a group.
              Default value is a general explanation utilizing SUPPORT
              and PHONE values. This option recognizes formatting
              sequences.
       LDAP_BASEDN
              Base distinguished name for LDAP queries.
       LDAP_BINDDN
              Bind distinguished name for LDAP queries.
       LDAP_BINDPW
              Bind password for LDAP queries.
       LDAP_DEFAULT_MAIL_DOMAIN
              Default e-mail address domain of searched user if given
              LDAP attribute does not specify any.
       LDAP_HOST
              LDAP server name to connect to if LDAP_URI is not defined.
       LDAP_MAIL
              A boolean controlling if LDAP has to be used to look up
              user's e-mail address. Possible values are true and false.
              Default value is false.
       LDAP_MAIL_ATTRIBUTE
              The LDAP attribute which holds user's e-mail address.
       LDAP_PORT
              LDAP server port number to connect to if LDAP_URI is not
              defined.
       LDAP_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE
              The LDAP attribute which holds user's ID to look up.
       LDAP_URI
              The URL of LDAP server to use to search user's e-mail
              addresses. This option takes preference over LDAP_HOST and
              LDAP_PORT.  Example: ldaps://example.com:389/
       MESSAGE
              A beginning of text sent as an e-mail body if a user
              exceeds his limits. This option recognizes formatting
              sequences.
       MAIL_CMD
              The command to execute to send an e-mail. The e-mail text
              including all headers is passed to the standard input of
              the command. Default value is /usr/lib/sendmail -t.
       MAILDEV
              The device with disk quotas to exclude from sending
              notifications if there are exceeded limits. This option
              should identify the device where mail boxes are stored to
              prevent from bouncing the warnquota notification by local
              MDA due to no space for storing new e-mails. Special value
              any denotes all devices.
       PHONE  The telephone contact to the user support. Default value
              is (xxx) xxx-xxxx or (yyy) yyy-yyyy.
       SIGNATURE
              The end of e-mail body if a user exceeds its limits.
              Default value is a general explanation utilizing SUPPORT
              and PHONE values. This option recognizes formatting
              sequences.
       SUBJECT
              The text to put into Subject: header. Default value is
              Disk Quota usage on system.
       SUPPORT
              The contact to the user support. Default value is
              support@localhost.

EXAMPLE         top

       # comment
       FROM = [email protected]
       SUPPORT = [email protected]
       PHONE = 1234

FILES         top

       /etc/warnquota.conf
              configuration for warnquota(8)

SEE ALSO         top

       warnquota(8).

COLOPHON         top

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