Microsoft KB Archive/316781

= The Quota Tab in the Volume Properties Dialog Box Does Not Appear =

PSS ID Number: 316781

Article Last Modified on 4/28/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2

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This article was previously published under Q316781



SYMPTOMS
When you try to configure disk quota limits for a volume in Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Service Pack 2 (SP2), the Quota tab may not appear when you right-click the volume, and then click Properties.



CAUSE
This issue may occur if your user account does not have the Bypass Traverse Checking user rights.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact your administrator to obtain the Bypass Traverse Checking user rights. To permit a user the Traverse folder user rights, follow these steps.

Note To permit a user the rights to the Traverse folder user right, you must log on as an administrator or with a user account that has administrative rights.
 * 1) On your Windows 2000 desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
 * 2) Locate and then right-click the folder that you want to change permissions for, and then click Properties.
 * 3) In the   Properties dialog box (where   is the name of the folder that you want to change permissions for) click the Security tab, and then click Advanced.
 * 4) In the Access Control Settings for   list, click the name of the user or group that you want to change the permissions for, and then click View/Edit.
 * 5) Click to select the Allow check box next to Traverse Folder / Execute File, and then click OK.
 * 6) Click OK to close each of the properties dialog boxes.

Note The Traverse Folder permission permits or denies the user from navigating through folders to reach other files or folders, even if the user has no permissions for the traversed folders (applies only to folders). Traverse Folder takes effect only when the group or user is not granted the Bypass Traverse Checking user right. The Bypass Traverse Checking user right checks user rights in the Group Policy snap-in. By default, the Everyone group has the Bypass Traverse Checking user right.



MORE INFORMATION
Disk quotas provide administrators with a way to limit each user's disk space on a volume. You can set disk quotas to limit the disk space that users can access on a partition that uses the NTFS file system. To do so, follow these steps.

Note You cannot enable disk quotas on a partition that is not using NTFS. For information about how to convert a partition that is not using NTFS, see the Windows 2000 release notes.
 * 1) On your Windows 2000 desktop, double-click My Computer.
 * 2) Right-click the volume that you want to set disk quotas for, and then click Properties.
 * 3) On the Quota tab, click to select the Enable Quota Management check box.
 * 4) If you want all users to have limited disk space, click Limit Disk Space To, and then type the amount of disk space in megabytes (MB) or kilobytes (KB). If you want a warning message to appear when users are close to reaching their quota limits, click Set Warning Level To, and then type the disk space value in MB or KB that will trigger the warning message.
 * 5) If you want to set a custom disk quota for a user, click Quota Entries.
 * 6) On the Quota menu, click New Quota Entry.
 * 7) In the Domain\Name box, type  \, where   is the Windows domain that the user has an account on, and   is the user for whom you are setting a disk quota.
 * 8) If you want to set a disk-space limit for the user, click Limit Disk Space To, and then type the value of disk space that you want (again, in MB or KB).
 * 9) If you want a warning message to appear when the user is close to reaching the quota limit, click Set Warning Level To, and then type the disk space value that the user can reach before triggering the warning message.
 * 10) Click OK.
 * 11) On the Quota menu, click Close.
 * 12) Click OK, and then click OK again when you are prompted to enable disk quotas.

