Re: Bug in /etc/quotacheck

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From: Greg Woods
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 1986 07:33

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In article <862@chalmers.UUCP>, lindberg@chalmers.UUCP (Gunnar Lindberg) writes:
> 
> /etc/quotacheck does not correct quota file entries for users that
> no longer owns any files in the file system.

> 
> Observation:
>     /etc/repquota starts reporting numerous "#1234..." entries. Using
>     "find -user 1234", however, does not give anything.

  I have also observed this on our VAX 11/750's running 4.2BSD (vanilla,
with some local hacks, but none in the quota system). It can be reproduced
by removing all the files for a given user ID, removing the line for that
user ID from the passwd file, and then immediately running quotacheck(8).
After that run repquota(8) and you will see the #1234.. entry for the user
you just removed. As stated, find(1) won't find any files for this user ID,
because there aren't any. I haven't tried Gunnar's fix yet, but I plan to!

--Greg
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From: woods@hao-wks.UUCP (Greg Woods)
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Subject: Re: Bug in /etc/quotacheck
Message-ID: <289@hao-wks.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 8-Nov-86 02:33:05 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  8 02:33:05 1986
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Summary: Large amounts of create/remove users not necessary to see this...

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