Include setting user file inode file limit in domain-create domain-modify api calls

CollinSchwagele · October 20, 2025, 8:17am

SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version	DEBIAN 12
Webmin version	2.5.10 (LATEST)
Virtualmin version	7.40.1 (LATEST)
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shoulders · October 20, 2025, 8:31am

Don’t be lazy. Do a proper post.

CollinSchwagele · October 20, 2025, 8:49am

Hi, not to be lazy. Will try and add some more details.
The current api allows

[--quota quota-for-domain|UNLIMITED]
[--uquota quota-for-unix-user|UNLIMITED]

Would be great if we could include option to set the soft/hard file limit that defaults to UNLIMITED

Quite possibly the same in the Edit Virtual Server screen under the Quotas and Limits Tab

See Disk Quaota/Edit User
![image|690x220](upload://v8BmtqIDb0WvUOUh0alZ761uPQ.png)

stefan1959 · October 20, 2025, 8:53am

Check What is "quota-for-domain" exactly (referenced in virtualmin create-domain help)?

seems like you can add limits

CollinSchwagele · October 20, 2025, 10:01am

You can add the quote limit (kilobytes) but not the file limit (inodes)

Stegan · October 20, 2025, 12:32pm

so really a nice to have (a “Blue Sky” suggestion) that could well be popular - or on the other hand - not (or perhaps too difficult to implement)

shoulders · October 20, 2025, 2:52pm

I have asked for the quota and resources management to be upgraded (in the past) and current offerings are in only in Pro I think.

Stegan · October 21, 2025, 8:27am

yes pretty good for file size under Webmin -> System -> Disk Quota -> User & Group (but inodes) ? not that clear (or I’m not looking in the correct place

shoulders · October 21, 2025, 8:31am

i am not sure if Virtualmin pro does inodes, i might of asked for this in the past.

github.com/virtualmin/virtualmin-gpl

CageFS - Virtualmin should roll it's own

opened 06:53AM - 02 Aug 25 UTC

shoulders

Currently the resource control in Virtualmin Pro is basic and needs some TLC so …I propose that Virtualmin should roll it's own CageFS system to do the following - Resource control: CPU usage/cores, Disk I/O, IOPS, iNodes etc..... - File system Isolation / Virtualised file system - I think this is something to do with jails and Jailkit - Configurable via packages / Account Plans - Easy to enable ### Additional - Maybe some of the resource controls can be backported to Virtualmin Pro without the need for a `CageFS` style system to be enabled for those who do not what a container style system ### Why - So making this feature available and easy to setup via the Virtualmin GUI would be an excellent Pro feature. - I want this feature so all of my accounts are completely separated allowing of regulated resource control and adds a layer of security. ### Links https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/cagefs-or-something-similiar/134446

Stegan · October 21, 2025, 8:44am

I agree with the fact we do not need Cagefs, or anything as complex (example or not) and the response to that seemed very negative and just about as complex. I was thinking more of a simple ha! alternative/addition to file size.

shoulders · October 21, 2025, 8:47am

Joe read the thread wrong, I did not want the propriety CageFS but something similar on virtualmin

Apparently Jails are like this but I have no idea how to set this up. Like a lot Virtualmin there is no documentation. It is on my list to bungle my way through until I get the perfect setup.

Making each of a account/virtual server completely silo’ed from the rest of the server and having resource control on each of them is a must in today’s worlds and frankly it is much safer.

CollinSchwagele · October 21, 2025, 8:58am

The dashboard displays total inodes data

Stegan · October 21, 2025, 8:59am

sure I got that.

but all the discussion about jails (really seems to be complicating the whole issue and I think irrelevant)
I do not believe that Quotas have anything to do with Jails they are a limit on resource use.

shoulders · October 21, 2025, 9:05am

Quotas are part of the solution. They can be part of the jail as a hard limit.