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What would be a good/easy/best method to let users have quota warnings in the GUI and LTSP?

To be specific, Quota warnings, you get on the CLI= "you reached your quota of 5 Gb".

Some(Most) users rarely use the CLI and only use the GUI apps in their GUI/LTSP session. So they find out that they surpassed quota the hard way: when they passed grace or reach limit and can't log in anymore via gui. They call operator/helpdesk, who calls sysadmin who needs to help the user by temporary augmenting their quota or telling them how to login to a cli shell and use tools like "find" and du" to find where their diskspace is gone,... and them users, they don't want to hear that, and I understand that, because they have been blocked in their work abruptly, without notice, so I increase their quota. But this makes the quota philosophy fail.

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can you be more specific? – Stephen Myall Jul 24 '12 at 12:31
Quota warnings, you get on the CLI= "you reached your quota of 5 Gb". Some(Most) users rarely use the cli and only use the GUI apps in their GUI/LTSP session. So they find out that they surpassed quota the hard way: when they passed grace or reach limit and can't log in anymore via gui. Then call operator/helpdesk, who calls sysadmin who needs to help the user by temporary augmenting their quota or telling them how to login to a cli shell and use tools like "find" and du" to find where there diskspace is gone,... and them users they don't want to hear that, so I increase their quota.... sigh. – jringoot Jul 25 '12 at 14:20
Feel free to delete your last comment I have just edited the question stem with its conclusion should be visible soon – Stephen Myall Jul 25 '12 at 14:41

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