Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 03:30:14 GMT Server: NCSA/1.4.2 Content-type: text/html Grail Local Interest
GRAIL: Local Interest

Grail Disk Usage Policy


Due to the tendency of hard disks to fill up without countermeasures taken, the Grail group has adopted a Disk Usage Policy. This policy is not intended to inconvenience users who legitimately need the space. Instead, it is intended to ensure that space is available for those very users when they do need it. Generally, all of the specific policies outlined below fall under the common sense rule of using only what you need and being considerate of others' needs. That being said, here are the guidelines:

Students

Students fall under the common sense rule. If you need more than 30 megabytes, consider whether you should be using project space instead of personal space. And please remember to remove large files when they're no longer needed.

Projects

Projects also fall under the common sense rule. Some will get very large. Try to limit extreme usage to short periods if possible. If you need large amounts of space for significant amounts of time, please inform the sysadmin.

Graduated Students

Students who have graduated from the CS&E program should determine which files in their personal directory should be made public and permanent, and should install these files in a public, permanent location. (See the sysadmin for how to do this.) Any remaining files should be total less than ten megabytes, and these will be kept for six months following the student's graduation.

Expired Accounts

Files belonging to expired accounts will be kept for two weeks and then removed.


Last updated July 23, 1996