Quota targets determine whether a quota operates on a user, group, or qtree; targets determine the quota type.
| Quota target | Quota type | How target is represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| user | user quota | UNIX user name
UNIX UID A file or directory whose UID matches the user Windows user name in pre-Windows 2000 format Windows SID A file or directory with an ACL owned by the user's SID |
User quotas can be applied for a specific volume or qtree. |
| group | group quota | UNIX group name
UNIX GID A file or directory whose GID matches the group |
Group quotas can be applied for a specific volume or qtree. Note: Data ONTAP does not apply group quotas based on Windows IDs.
|
| qtree | tree quota | path name to the qtree For example, vol/vol1/qtree2 |
Tree quotas are applied to a particular volume and do not affect qtrees in other volumes. |
| * | user group tree |
The asterisk character (*) | A quota target of * denotes a default quota. For default quotas, the quota type is determined by the value of the type field. |