11-23-2012
Unix systems generally strive to be as inert as possible. In addition to assuming as little as possible, it helps ensure the system is operating exactly how you intended it to operate since it has required you to be specific about what you're wanting it to do and to tell it to do it at some point. There's also a large impulse to re-use software components so as to reduce bugs and to keep from forcing the user to re-learn too much.
So yes it's possible but it will never be a native feature of the quota system. Scheduled changes of any sort on a Unix system are expected to come in the form of a cronjob or an AT job. Personally it sounds like you're wanting the latter, so I would schedule an AT job where it issues whatever the desired setquota would be. If it's temporary you can just schedule a second one for several weeks out that issues another setquota that puts it back where it currently is now.
Last edited by thmnetwork; 11-23-2012 at 03:14 PM..
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