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Each file in Linux belongs to a person and a group at the same time. | Each file in Linux belongs to a person and a group at the same time. | ||
By default, a file you create belongs to you, user | By default, a file you create belongs to you, user '''username''', and your group, named the | ||
same | same '''username'''. That is it is owned by '''username:username'''. | ||
You group is created at the same time your account was created and you are the only user | You group is created at the same time your account was created and you are the only user | ||
in that group. | in that group. | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
The quota is set for these for a user | The quota is set for these for a user '''username'''. | ||
The other two lines are set for groups | The other two lines are set for groups '''username''' and '''def-professor''' in Project space. | ||
It is not important what users own the files in that space, but the group the files belong | It is not important what users own the files in that space, but the group the files belong | ||
to determines the quota limit. | to determines the quota limit. | ||
You see, that files that are owned by | You see, that files that are owned by '''username''' group (your default group) have very small | ||
limit in the project space, only 2MB, and you already have 34 GB of data that is owned by | limit in the project space, only 2MB, and you already have 34 GB of data that is owned by | ||
your group (your files). This is why you cannot write more data there. Because you are | your group (your files). This is why you cannot write more data there. Because you are | ||
trying to place data there owned by a group that has very little allocation there. | trying to place data there owned by a group that has very little allocation there. | ||
The allocation for the group | The allocation for the group '''def-professor''', your professor's group, on the other hand does | ||
not use almost any space and has 1 TB limit. The files that can be put there should have | not use almost any space and has 1 TB limit. The files that can be put there should have | ||
'''username:def-professor''' ownership. | |||
Now, depending on how you copy you files, what software you use, that software either will | Now, depending on how you copy you files, what software you use, that software either will | ||
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you have now. | you have now. | ||
Most probably your original data belongs to | Most probably your original data belongs to '''username:username''', properly, upon moving it, | ||
it should belong to | it should belong to '''username:def-professor''', but you software probably insists on keeping | ||
the original ownership and this causes the problem. | the original ownership and this causes the problem. | ||