topic Re: Setting the hard limit for users filesize in Operating System - HP-UX

Setting the hard limit for users filesize

Randy Gibson — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:29:11 GMT

I have a 8BG partition and a user wants to create a 4BG file. It stops at 2GB. ulimit shows unlimited. How do I raise the limit on HP-UX B11.11?

~Randy

Re: Setting the hard limit for users filesize

Patrick Wallek — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:35:22 GMT

I bet you don't have the 'largefiles' option set for that filesystem.

Do a:

# fsadm /mount_point_name

If it returns 'nolargefiles' then that is your problem.

To fix it, if you have Online-JFS do,

# fsadm -o largefiles /mount_point_name

Also be sure to check you /etc/fstab and if the option 'nolargefiles' is on the line for this file system then delete the 'no' part so it is 'largefiles'.

Re: Setting the hard limit for users filesize

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:38:28 GMT

Hi Randy,

2 GB limit tells me that the filesystems is not enabled for largefiles.

Make sure largefiles are enabled on this filesystem. You an use mkfs with -m option to find it out.

mkfs -m /dev/vgxx/lvolx

If you have onlineJFS, you can enable largefiles using fsadm command.

fsadm -o largefiles /mount_point.

-Sri

Re: Setting the hard limit for users filesize

Michael Tully — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:38:53 GMT

Hi,

You need to change the operating parameters for the filesystem to include the 'largefiles' capability.
If you have the online JFS product this can be done without unmounting the filesystem using 'fsadm'. If you don't have the online JFS license you will need to unmount the filesystem.

Using online JFS
# fsadm -F vxfs -o largefiles /dev/myvg/mylvol

Don't forget to update your /etc/fstab file.

To check if you have online JFS, run this:
# swlist -l product | grep -i online

HTH
Michael

Re: Setting the hard limit for users filesize

Randy Gibson — Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:11:57 GMT

Thanks Patrick, Sridhar and Michael that fixed it.

You guys are fast too!

~Randy