This LPIC-1 practice question tests your understanding of administrative tasks. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
To enable disk quotas for user quotas on a filesystem, which line should be added to /etc/fstab's mount options?
grpquota
Why wrong: This enables group quotas, not user quotas.
userquota
Why wrong: The correct option is 'usrquota' (without 'e').
quota
Why wrong: The mount option is 'usrquota' or 'grpquota', not just 'quota'.
usrquota
Adding 'usrquota' to the mount options in /etc/fstab enables user quotas on the filesystem.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
usrquota
Option D is correct because the 'usrquota' mount option is the standard Linux kernel parameter used to enable user disk quotas on a filesystem. When added to the fourth field of an /etc/fstab entry, it instructs the kernel to track per-user disk usage, allowing the quota system (via quotacheck, edquota, etc.) to enforce limits.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
grpquota
Why it's wrong here
This enables group quotas, not user quotas.
userquota
Why it's wrong here
The correct option is 'usrquota' (without 'e').
quota
Why it's wrong here
The mount option is 'usrquota' or 'grpquota', not just 'quota'.
usrquota
Why this is correct
Adding 'usrquota' to the mount options in /etc/fstab enables user quotas on the filesystem.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates confuse 'usrquota' with the generic term 'quota' or the incorrect 'userquota', assuming any word containing 'quota' will work, but the Linux kernel strictly requires the exact 'usrquota' string for user quotas.
Detailed technical explanation
Under the hood, the 'usrquota' option causes the kernel to maintain per-user block and inode usage counters on the filesystem, stored in quota files (aquota.user or quota.user) at the filesystem root. In real-world scenarios, failing to add this option results in quotacheck reporting 'quota not turned on' errors, even if quota tools are installed. The option must be present before remounting or rebooting for quotas to take effect.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the LPIC-1 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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Administrative Tasks — This question tests Administrative Tasks — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: usrquota — Option D is correct because the 'usrquota' mount option is the standard Linux kernel parameter used to enable user disk quotas on a filesystem. When added to the fourth field of an /etc/fstab entry, it instructs the kernel to track per-user disk usage, allowing the quota system (via quotacheck, edquota, etc.) to enforce limits.
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