Is there a theoretical limit to the number...
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Nov 2001
Q.
Is there a theoretical limit to the number of members an eDirectory group can contain?
A.
Technically, no there is no limit, as defined by Novell, but if you have a single group that has 100,000s of members, you will encounter problems as eDirectory must handle a list with 100,000s of entries. There are a couple of other options:
eDirectory is unique in that when you place a user into a group, the user object ends up with a reference to the group and the group ends up with a reference to the group. If you use Novell's LDAP interface, only the user is updated. For large systems, the LDAP solution is the better answer.
Instead of using groups, see if you can use context to store users that need to be grouped.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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