Volume quota disabled (Windows)

Module: Disk Quota

Supported Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This check reports volumes that support disk quota management where quotas are disabled.

The following table lists the error message for the check.

Table: Error message for Volume quota disabled

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_QUOTA_DISABLED

Category: System Information

  • Windows 2000 (106831)

  • Windows 2003 (206831)

  • Windows 2008 (249831)

  • Windows Vista (229831)

  • Windows XP (201831)

Title: Volume quotas not enabled

Description:Disk quotas are not enabled. A user that can fill all disk space can block other users from using the system.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]