The soft limit quota for a file system has just been exceeded.

Once the soft limit is reached, the grace period counts down until the hard limit is reached. New data can be written as long as the hard limit has not been reached.

Once the soft limit is reached, no new data can be added to the file system or directory.

If the soft limit remains exceeded and the grace period expires, no new data may be added to the particular file system or directory.

If the soft limit remains exceeded and the grace period expires, new data may be added to the particular directory. The system will alert the grace period expired.