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How Role-Based Limits Work

If role-based limits are set up, the following happens when a user binds to the directory:

1. The user binds to the DSA.
2. During the bind, the DSA checks whether the user is a member of a role.
3. If the user is a member of a role that has limits, these limits are stored against the active connection.

   If a user has multiple roles, each with limits, then the largest values are used.

   If no role-based limits apply to a user, then the limits in the DSA apply.

4. Every search performed on the connection uses these limits.