NS0-157 · Question #326
In Data ONTAP, the root user is exempt from these two quotas: _______. (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. group quotas E. user quotas. In Data ONTAP, the root user bypasses user and group quotas but is still subject to tree (qtree) quotas, which apply to all users including root.
Question
In Data ONTAP, the root user is exempt from these two quotas: _______. (Choose two.)
Options
- Afile quotas
- Bgroup quotas
- Croot quotas
- Dtree quotas
- Euser quotas
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A7% (3)
- B88% (38)
- C2% (1)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
In Data ONTAP, the root user bypasses user and group quotas but is still subject to tree (qtree) quotas, which apply to all users including root.
File quotas (inode/file count limits) applied via tree quotas are enforced against root; root is not exempt from file count restrictions within a qtree.
Root is exempt from group quotas because group quota enforcement is tied to user identity resolution, and root's privileged status causes Data ONTAP to skip group quota checks for that UID.
There is no quota type called 'root quotas' in Data ONTAP - this is a fabricated option.
Tree quotas restrict total capacity and file counts within a qtree and apply to all users including root, so root is not exempt from tree quotas.
Root is exempt from user quotas because Data ONTAP explicitly does not enforce per-user disk or file limits against UID 0, allowing unrestricted administrative access to storage.
Concept tested: Root user quota exemptions in Data ONTAP
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/volumes/quotas-concept.html
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