My /etc/fstab by default looks like proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sda3 / xfs defaults 0 1 /dev/sda2 /boot ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/sda1 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 I added quota support in it then it won't boot anymore proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sda3 / xfs defaults,usrquota,grpquota 0 1 /dev/sda2 /boot ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/sda1 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 Here is the answer from the tech-support says: Just add the ,usrquota,grpquota bit into whatever you currently have. Don't change anything that's already there, except for what you insert.