Quota problems after installation of AIX 3.2.5 Due to a bug in the new AIX v3.5.2 operating system your disk usage and disk quota may not agree at all times. Each new block is counted twice when created but when the file is truncated or deleted, the blocks are only counted once. This causes the current usage in the quota file to increase as files are created and deleted. The result of this is that you will eventually run out of quota. IBM is expected to release a fix to correct this bug later this quarter (as of January 13th, the fix is at least two weeks out due to other problems discovered by IBM during the testing of the fix). In the meantime, to correct this problem we run a process every 15 minutes that will re-sync disk usage and quota information. Therefore, if you are getting error messages regarding going over your disk quota use the command: % du -k $home This command will give you a breakdown of your disk usage (in kilobytes) starting at your home directory. The last number reported is a summation of your entire directory. If this field does not match the 'blocks' field reported by the following command executed on your home site: % quota then you are experiencing this problem and you will have to wait until our process can correct your quota. This process will occur within 15 minutes on all AIX sites.