UNIX, Check Space Used [ACC Instructions]


WebMail space	UNIX mail space	UNIX account space

  WebMail space

To checking the amount of UNIX E-mail space used in WebMail, simply logon to WebMail. The percentage of space used is displayed at the top of the left-hand menu bar. A colored bar in green for good, yellow for caution, and red for nearly over quota is displayed.

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  UNIX mail space

As an alternative to checking your UNIX mail space using WebMail, you can also check after logon to UNIX. On the command line type:

checkmailquota

You will be prompted to enter your UNIX password for authentication purposes. Output will appear as follows:

Username usage quota
userid          325 10240 3.17% quota used.

For help with this command while you are logged in, type man checkmailquota

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  UNIX account space

To check the amount of UNIX account space used (note you have separate allocations for mail and UNIX account space), logon to UNIX. On the command line type:
quota -v

Output will appear as follows:

Disk quotas for username (uid #####)
Filesystem usage quota limit timeleft files quota limit timeleft
/home1          0      1      1                0      1      1
/home2       4973 20000 20050              109 20000 20050

For help on this command while you are logged in, type man quota.

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	WebMail space	To checking the amount of UNIX E-mail space used in WebMail, simply logon to WebMail. The percentage of space used is displayed at the top of the left-hand menu bar. A colored bar in green for good, yellow for caution, and red for nearly over quota is displayed.

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	UNIX mail space	As an alternative to checking your UNIX mail space using WebMail, you can also check after logon to UNIX. On the command line type: checkmailquota You will be prompted to enter your UNIX password for authentication purposes. Output will appear as follows: Username usage quota userid 325 10240 3.17% quota used. For help with this command while you are logged in, type man checkmailquota

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	UNIX account space	To check the amount of UNIX account space used (note you have separate allocations for mail and UNIX account space), logon to UNIX. On the command line type: quota -v Output will appear as follows: Disk quotas for username (uid #####) Filesystem usage quota limit timeleft files quota limit timeleft /home1 0 1 1 0 1 1 /home2 4973 20000 20050 109 20000 20050 For help on this command while you are logged in, type man quota.

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