LFCS Question #724: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: edquota. The edquota command is used to edit user and group quotas, allowing an administrator to modify their disk space and inode limits.

Submitted by packet_pusher· Apr 18, 2026Storage Management

Question

Which of the following commands will change the quota for a specific user?

Options

Aedquota
Brepquota
Cquota -e
Dquota

Explanation

The edquota command is used to edit user and group quotas, allowing an administrator to modify their disk space and inode limits.

Common mistakes.

B. The repquota command generates a summary report of disk usage and quotas for filesystems, but it does not provide functionality to edit or change quotas.
C. The quota command displays current quota usage and limits; the -e option is not a valid or standard parameter for editing quotas with this utility.
D. The quota command, when used without specific editing options, displays a user's current disk usage and quota limits but does not allow for their modification.

Concept tested. Managing disk quotas

Reference. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/edquota.8.html

Topics

#Quota management#Disk quotas#Filesystem management#Command-line utilities

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