Definitions for "Hard Limit"
Keywords:  quota, exceeded, inodes, limit, preset
The quota limit for disk block usage or number of files that cannot be exceeded.
The hard limit is an absolute limit on system resources for individual users for file and data block usage on a file system. See quota.
A system resource limit that can only be raised or lowered by using root authority.
an issue or belief that must remain inviolate for the individual to retain a belief in themselves and the world around them