How to get TEMPORARY QUOTA
If you need a large amount of disk space for a brief period, such as a
holding place for ftp'd material or to use for compiling software, you
have several options.
1. You can use the "bitbucket" locker. To use it, just type:
attach bitbucket
mkdir /mit/bitbucket/YOURUSERNAME
Then you can put files into the directory you just made.
WARNING: Files on bitbucket are purged when they are three days old.
Also, it is NOT backed up, so don't put anything on there that you can't
afford to lose. Please read the README file in the bitbucket locker to
see that FILES ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO REMAIN THERE FOR EVEN A SECOND.
2. You can use the /var/tmp directory on your local workstation (if
you're on an Athena dialup server, keep in mind that you're sharing
this space with hundreds of other users, so don't use too much).
To do that, just store files in /var/tmp/filename. Be sure to get
rid of them when you log out, though! Use the "rm" command (making
sure you are in the /var/tmp directory when doing so), otherwise
you risk filling up the /var/tmp directory on the workstation, thus
making it unusable.
3. For larger quantities of data, you can use a USB thumb drive.
See the olc stock answers on using USB Drives, under the
WORKSTATIONS topic.
4. Finally, you can ask Athena user accounts for an increase in your
disk quota. However, disk quota is a scarce resource, so be sure
to try every other option first.
last updated: 11/16/99
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