Hi all!

Just some basic Q's...

We're at OnTap 4.3.4 right now using the old WALF file system...

I have implimented quota's yet and was wondering:

I am planning on going to 5.x here soon (as soon as I can see how you all fair with it) along with it's full ACL's and implimentation of WALF... I am not currently using qtree's or quotas...

I see that you can only use qtree's in the root... ??? - What is the real difference between quotas and qtrees? ??? - with 4.3.4 I can do non-root quota's for pure CIFS users right?

example:

/cifs_home/<NT_username1> user 100M 20k /cifs_home/<NT_username2> user 100M 20k /cifs_home/<NT_username3> user 50M 10k

<etc...> (using PDC/BDC NT authentication for usernames)

??? - These are just quotas on user directories right? ??? - I don't need quota trees for this type of individual CIFS user quotas do I?

The manual says that the user must have an entry in /etc/passwd. ??? - Is this true in a pure NT/CIFS file space? ??? - If so, Why? (no UID/GID?!) ??? - Will this change with 5.x?

Lastly... ??? - Should I wait to impliment quotas until AFTER I go with 5.x or will my 4.3.4 quotas and qtrees transition over ok to 5.x?

Please reply ASAP..

Thanx..

Thomas Weeks GTE SYSTEMS ENGINEER Testing-Integration Center "The Pit" Brooks AFB, DSN 240-5444