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Re: Retrieving more results after LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED
Jiang, David wrote:
Hi,
We are trying to optimize the performance of our slapd server and
client. During the course of profiling, we noticed that changing the
sizelimit parameter in the slapd.conf file increases the performance
considerably on the server. However, this results in receiving an
error code of LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED when a query returns more
results than the sizelimit. Is it possible to retrieve more results
after receiving an LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED? We have yet to find sample
code that does this. Or would it be better to keep a higher sizelimit
parameter in the slapd.conf file but specify a sizelimit of 1 as
a parameter to ldap_search_s when it is known that only 1 entry should
be returned? Thanks,
Changing the sizelimit definitely reduces server load provided the limit
is hit by those queries that return more than sizelimit results, this is
plain obvious. The drawback is that those queries actually do not
receive all the results they expected, and this is plain obvious as
well. If you use latest 2.2 you can:
1) set different sizelimits for different users/groups, so that those
who are authorized can have higher (even unlimited) size limits, and
those who are not have lower (even search disabled) size limits (note
that disabling search has nearly the same effect as protecting behind
ACLs, from a client's perspective; but from a server's perspective it
saves the need to search the database and test filter and ACLs). You
can also use paged results control (available with bdb in latest 2.2) to
set, say, a sizelimit for plain searches but no limits on the total size
of a paged results search.
Setting a sizelimit of 1 on searches that exactly return 1 entry has no
effects on performances.
p.
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