quotaon failed to start

heinso · Feb 25th 2026

Hi All,

Ist is not really causing problems, but it is permanently mentioned in https://omv:9090/system/services:

Quote

StatusStaticRequired by
srv-dev\x2ddisk\x2dby\x2duuid\x2d867c5bd1\x2dcfbe\x2d45db\x2dbc5e\x2da5729e5bd7ae.mount

Failed to start
Path /usr/lib/systemd/system/quotaon@.service

I read about quotas in generally in debian https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/29905: quotaon fails when ext4 has a quota system file and a quota mount option is present #29905

So may be this is the case in terms of my OMV using ext4 on all drives.

But I don't know why and how to solve it. I don't consciously use quotas, and I haven't knowingly configured or enabled that. Is quotaon in conflict with another service that is already active here?

ryecoaaron · Feb 25th 2026

You can install the mounteditor plugin and remove the quota stuff from your filesystems. Then reboot and see if the problem is still there.

I would run sudo omv-salt deploy run quota before rebooting but after removing the quota stuff in the mounteditor plugin.

heinso · Feb 25th 2026

Ok, mount editor is installed and the mount options look like this:

SSD-System drive and 3,5" BU drive:

defaults,nofail,user_xattr,usrjquota=aquota.user,grpjquota=aquota.group,jqfmt=vfsv0,acl

Raid 5 Array 4x 3,5":

defaults,nofail,user_xattr,usrquota,grpquota,acl

If I understood You right, I shall remove the "quota-stuff" means to get rid of the bold expressions above followed by a sudo omv-salt deploy run quota and a reboot.

ryecoaaron · Feb 25th 2026

Quote from heinso

If I understood You right, I shall remove the "quota-stuff" means to get rid of the bold expressions above followed by a sudo omv-salt deploy run quota and a reboot.

Just click the "remove quota options" button for each filesystem in the mounteditor plugin and then run the command and reboot.

heinso · Feb 25th 2026

Thanks a lot.

OK found it. (The blue Icon with the lines and a minus)

Quota stuff removed.

The command output was the code below (hope it's ok with all the error lines) and after rebooting the failing service start is gone ; ).

Code

root@omv:~# omv-salt deploy run quota
omv:
----------
          ID: remove_quota_files_bb28e073-0887-4c76-afda-74606c85e485
    Function: cmd.run
        Name: find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete
      Result: False
     Comment: Command "find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete" run
     Started: 14:13:54.357061
    Duration: 9.425 ms
     Changes:   
              ----------
              pid:
                  194598
              retcode:
                  1
              stderr:
                  find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/aquota.user’: Operation not permitted
                  find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/aquota.group’: Operation not permitted
              stdout:
----------
          ID: remove_quota_files_3e28a584-f669-4753-aa4a-9bae3719ee31
    Function: cmd.run
        Name: find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete
      Result: False
     Comment: Command "find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete" run
     Started: 14:13:54.366763
    Duration: 9.579 ms
     Changes:   
              ----------
              pid:
                  194599
              retcode:
                  1
              stderr:
                  find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/aquota.group’: Operation not permitted
                  find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/aquota.user’: Operation not permitted
              stdout:
----------
          ID: remove_quota_files_8b2aa139-7dc9-4132-836f-753d51c251e2
    Function: cmd.run
        Name: find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-867c5bd1-cfbe-45db-bc5e-a5729e5bd7ae/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete
      Result: True
     Comment: Command "find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-867c5bd1-cfbe-45db-bc5e-a5729e5bd7ae/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete" run
     Started: 14:13:54.376607
    Duration: 26.303 ms
     Changes:   
              ----------
              pid:
                  194600
              retcode:
                  0
              stderr:
              stdout:
----------
          ID: disable_quota_service
    Function: service.dead
        Name: quota
      Result: True
     Comment: The service quota is already dead
     Started: 14:13:54.433844
    Duration: 146.277 ms
     Changes:   

Summary for omv
------------
Succeeded: 2 (changed=3)
Failed:    2
------------
Total states run:     4
Total run time: 191.584 ms
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'find' failed with return code: 1
[ERROR   ] stderr: find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/aquota.user’: Operation not permitted
find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/aquota.group’: Operation not permitted
[ERROR   ] retcode: 1
[ERROR   ] {'pid': 194598, 'retcode': 1, 'stdout': '', 'stderr': 'find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/aquota.user’: Operation not permitted\nfind: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/aquota.group’: Operation not permitted'}
[ERROR   ] Command 'find' failed with return code: 1
[ERROR   ] stderr: find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/aquota.group’: Operation not permitted
find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/aquota.user’: Operation not permitted
[ERROR   ] retcode: 1
[ERROR   ] {'pid': 194599, 'retcode': 1, 'stdout': '', 'stderr': 'find: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/aquota.group’: Operation not permitted\nfind: cannot delete ‘/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/aquota.user’: Operation not permitted'}

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ryecoaaron · Feb 25th 2026

The errors are fine. I would run sudo omv-salt deploy run quota again after rebooting.

heinso · Feb 25th 2026

both done:

Code

root@omv:~# omv-salt deploy run quota
omv:
----------
          ID: remove_quota_files_bb28e073-0887-4c76-afda-74606c85e485
    Function: cmd.run
        Name: find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete
      Result: True
     Comment: Command "find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-6aa63a65-5ecb-483f-b9dd-e5f2f997cca5/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete" run
     Started: 15:14:51.143907
    Duration: 440.653 ms
     Changes:   
              ----------
              pid:
                  11490
              retcode:
                  0
              stderr:
              stdout:
----------
          ID: remove_quota_files_3e28a584-f669-4753-aa4a-9bae3719ee31
    Function: cmd.run
        Name: find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete
      Result: True
     Comment: Command "find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-abaa68f2-c099-48b7-afe2-ffbbd0a9fd4a/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete" run
     Started: 15:14:51.584873
    Duration: 11.827 ms
     Changes:   
              ----------
              pid:
                  11491
              retcode:
                  0
              stderr:
              stdout:
----------
          ID: remove_quota_files_8b2aa139-7dc9-4132-836f-753d51c251e2
    Function: cmd.run
        Name: find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-867c5bd1-cfbe-45db-bc5e-a5729e5bd7ae/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete
      Result: True
     Comment: Command "find '/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-867c5bd1-cfbe-45db-bc5e-a5729e5bd7ae/' -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name 'aquota.group' -o -name 'aquota.user' \) -delete" run
     Started: 15:14:51.596999
    Duration: 28.119 ms
     Changes:   
              ----------
              pid:
                  11492
              retcode:
                  0
              stderr:
              stdout:
----------
          ID: disable_quota_service
    Function: service.dead
        Name: quota
      Result: True
     Comment: The service quota is already dead
     Started: 15:14:51.651469
    Duration: 146.872 ms
     Changes:   

Summary for omv
------------
Succeeded: 4 (changed=3)
Failed:    0
------------
Total states run:     4
Total run time: 627.471 ms
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output: 
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] retcode: 2
[ERROR   ] Command 'blkid' failed with return code: 2
[ERROR   ] output:

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ryecoaaron · Feb 25th 2026

That looks good.

quotaon failed to start

heinso Feb 25th 2026

heinso Feb 25th 2026

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