Quota
limit rules can be configured for your host.
To create a new Quota Limit Rule:
1.
From
the top menu, select Server > Hosts. The Hosts page opens.
2.
Select
the host from the list by clicking on the hyperlinked host name. The Host
Details page opens.
3.
Select
Quota Limit Rules from the left navigation menu. The Quota
Limit Rules page opens.
4.
Click
Create. The Create Quota Limit Rule page opens.
5.
Enter
the appropriate values for each field.
§
Name. Enter a name for this
rule. This name is for your reference only and can include up to 256
characters.
§
Do
not allow uploads if:
§
Number
of files in user's home folder and its subfolders exceeds ... files. When the user attempts an action
that would cause the total number of files in the user's home folder (and its
subfolders) to exceed the specified number, the action is not permitted.
If you do not want to limit the number of files in the user's home
folder, enter 0.
§
Size
of user's home folder exceeds ... [KBs, MBs, GBs]. When the user attempts an action
that would cause the total size of the files and folders in the user's home
folder to exceed the specified amount, the action is not permitted. If you do
not want to limit the size of the user's home folder, enter 0.
If your users have the WS_FTP Professional client,
the FTP and SSH servers can send the user's remaining disk space to the FTP
client, which will display the data at the bottom of the remote file list. When
you create a Quota Limit Rule, this functionality is enabled.
§
Users/Groups. This list contains all of the
users and groups configured on your host. Select the checkboxes next to the
users and groups to whom you want this rule to apply.
§
Rule
Notifications.
This section is used to select a notification (or notifications) and to specify
the criteria that trigger the notifications for this rule. Send
notification when rule is triggered as a result of:
§
Number
of files in user's home folder and its subfolders exceeds ... files. When the total number of files
in the user's home folder (and its subfolders) grows larger than the specified
number, any notifications attached to this rule are triggered. If you do not
want to limit the number of files in the user's home folder, enter 0.
§
Size
of user's home folder exceeds ... [KBs, MBs, GBs]. When the user's home folder
grows larger than the specified maximum amount of disk space, any notifications
attached to this rule are triggered. If you do not want to limit the size of
the user's home folder, enter 0.
§
Notification. This list contains all of the
notifications configured on the current host. Select the checkboxes beside
the notifications you want this rule to apply to. To configure a new
notification and associate it with this rule, click Add.
§
Execute
the following program when the rule is triggered. Select the option to enable a
selected program to run when a rule is triggered.
6.
Click
Save to save the new Quota Limit Rule.