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Common reasons for quota problems in cPanel and its fix

1.        There are files owned by the same user elsewhere on the server 2.        The backup directory is being counted towards the users disk quota 3.        Extra log files are being counted towards the users quota 4.        Cpanel was just updated and the quotas are now unlimited   Quick Fix - an easy way to fix quota issues   Step 1 . Log into your server through SSH as the root user.   Step 2. Run he following command /scripts/fixquotas   Advanced Fix - other reasons quotas are not working   Step 1. Find the user account where the quotas are incorrect and login to your server in SSH as root.   Step 2. Go to the users folder and check their disk space being used. cd /home/username du -h or try du -hs   Step 3. Check /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow to make sure there is no weirdness where the username shows up multiple times.   Step 4. Try finding other files owned by the user. find -user username | more This will list all files owned b

how dns works step by step

Once you type your domain name in browser  lynuxadmin.blogspot.in into the address bar. or ping your domain name like. y our system connects to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider.  The ISP’s DNS resolver queries a root nameserver for the proper TLD nameserver. In other words, it asks the root nameserver, Where to find the nameserver for .in  domains. The root nameserver responds with the IP address for the .com nameserver. The ISP’s DNS resolver visits the .com nameserver, using the IP address it got from the root nameserver. It asks the .com nameserver,  Where can I find the nameserver for lynuxadmin.blogspot.com? The .com nameserver responds with the IP address for the lynuxadmin.blogspot.in nameserver. The ISP’s DNS resolver visits your domain’s nameserver and reads the zone file. The zone file shows which IP address goes with the domain. Now that the ISP has the IP address for lynuxadmin.blogspot.in.