Mister Anonyme wrote: > Hi, > > The default value of response size limit in directory server is 2000 > entries. > > I couldn't find any documentation that explains clearly what could > cause any issues if I set it to unlimited (-1). I have some clients > that would want to get a bulk response according to some search > patterns. Actually, we have around 5000 objects that could be > returned to clients. > > Is by putting a size limit to -1 would cause an impact to the server > performance ? It depends. How many entries in your database? How many clients? Are clients able to execute arbitrary searches? Are you worried about clients possibly doing a DoS attack? > > Why does the size limit exists? Because of small clients and networks > with high latency/low bandwith ? Yes, and to curb DoS attacks. > > What is the difference between getting a bulk response in one shot and > in paged mode; I mean does the paged mode really relieve the load on > the server side, ie: sending 1000 responses in 5 pages instead of > giving 5000 responses in one shot ? Most clients can handle 5000 responses in one shot, and deal with sorting and paging if needed to display to the clients (e.g. in a GUI application). However, if you're talking about several hundred thousand, you probably want the server to do the sorting and paging for you. > > Thank you in advance! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Stay in touch. Get Messenger on your phone now. > <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > 389 users mailing list > 389-users at lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/389-users
