I think there is a problem to run the quota query from a web server, b/c the UID of the webserver process is not allowed to run quota stuff, and all the web technologies usually limit setuid() related stuff. And you don't want to run a CGI script as root, you really don't.
So, the only relatively safe solution would be to build 2 scripts: 1. script to generate the quota database, and it should run once per 1-5 minutes 2. CGI/FastCGI/WSCGI script to query that database If users' repositories reside on the expense of their home directories, maybe a webmin/usermin web application allows to watch quota status with some nice module, SQLite looks like a good candidate, but even CSV is ok, as long as you make sure you use flock() like functions to lock the db file properly when you read/write, etc. Regards. On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Maxim Kovgan <kovg...@gmail.com> wrote: > well, I'm not aware of anything ready to use, but there might be one - > a CGI/FastCGI or WSGI something. > you're interested in just showing quota command output with proper args. > If you choose Perl, you may use Quota; > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Shahar Dag <d...@cs.technion.ac.il> wrote: >> Max >> >> Writing pre-commit script & writing a cron-job that test the quota are >> almost equal effort. >> I am not sure which one is better. >> What I am looking for is a tool that will enable the users check the quota >> on the svn machine >> >> Shahar >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Maxim Kovgan" <kovg...@gmail.com> >> To: "Shahar Dag" <d...@cs.technion.ac.il> >> Cc: "Haifaux" <haifux@haifux.org> >> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:56 AM >> Subject: Re: [Haifux] SVN quota >> >> >>> hi Shahar! >>> A possible solution if your svn repository is stored on a filesystem could >>> be >>> a "pre-commit hook" script, that would basically: >>> * check user's/project's repository quota against filesystem >>> * act accordingly to the result, upon: >>> * OK - do commit >>> * Warning (quota threshold reached) - print the result, and commit >>> * Quota exceeded - print the result and NOT commit >>> Of course take care of the return values of the script properly. >>> The script may even send an email to the user, if you have email in NIS. >>> >>> I do not know how different SVN clients would respond to the >>> non-standard messages in the output of SVN client. >>> This is what you will have to check for yourself. >>> >>> Regards, >>> M. >>> >>> 2010/1/18 Shahar Dag <d...@cs.technion.ac.il>: >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> I have a LINUX server (RHE 4) that among other things serves as SVN >>>> server >>>> (the SVN server runs over apache). >>>> Users can access their repository via https, but they can't login to the >>>> server (not even with ssh). >>>> To access the SVN, users must supply their NIS user name & password. >>>> Every SVN repository has it's own quota limitation. >>>> >>>> The question is: do SVN users have any way to test their quota? >>>> (I don't want to write a cron job that warns the users when they are over >>>> 80% of the quota) >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Shahar >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Haifux mailing list >>>> Haifux@haifux.org >>>> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Maxim Kovgan >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Haifux mailing list >>> Haifux@haifux.org >>> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Haifux mailing list >> Haifux@haifux.org >> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >> > > > > -- > Maxim Kovgan > -- Maxim Kovgan _______________________________________________ Haifux mailing list Haifux@haifux.org http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux