About modifying quotas

After you make changes to your quotas file, you need to request Data ONTAP to read the quotas file again and incorporate the changes. There are two ways to do this, depending on the contents of your quotas file.

You can request Data ONTAP to reread the quotas file in one of the following two ways:

Resize quotas
Resizing quotas is faster than a full reinitialization; however, some quotas file changes may not be reflected.
Reinitialize quotas
Performing a full quota reinitialization reads and recalculates the entire quotas file. This may take some time, but all quotas file changes are guaranteed to be reflected after the initialization is complete.

Note: Your storage system functions normally while quotas are being initialized; however, quotas remain deactivated for the specified volume until the initialization is complete.

When you can use resizing
Because quota resizing is faster than quota initialization, you should use resizing whenever possible. However, resizing only works for certain types of changes to the quotas file. (If resizing will not work, a warning message is sent.)
When a full quota reinitialization is required
Although resizing quotas is faster, you must do a full quota reinitialization if you make extensive changes to your quotas file, or in certain specific conditions.

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