Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Disk Quotas

It is a new feature of 2000&03
Using this feature an administrator can restrict the users from using disk space.
i.e. an administrator can limit the size of the disk space usage.
Quotas can be implemented in two ways:
 

1)On computer basis (local machine)
2)User basis (network resource)
Quotas can be implemented only on NTFS volumes.
Implementing & quota for a user (user basis) : 

On member server
Login as administrator
Open my computer
Right click on D or E drive
Properties
Quota
Check the box enable quota management and
Deny disk space to users
Click on quota entries tab
Select quota
New quota entry
Select the user
Set limit disk space to the user (in KB or MB only)
Verification 

Login as user
Open the restricted or quota drive
Try to save something
Implementing quota on computers 

On member server
Login as admin
Open my computer
E drive properties
Quota
Enable quota management
Deny disk space to user
Select limit disk space
Specify the limits in KB or MB
Apply – ok
Organizational Units (OU) : 

It is a logical component of AD
It is a container object
It can contain objects like users, groups, computers, share folder, printer, and contacts.
OUs are basically used for dividing a single domain into smaller portions for efficient management and organization of the resources
Creation of OUs: 

On DC
Start >P>admin tools>ADUC
Right click on the domain
New
Organizational unit
Give the name of the unit

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