Re: errorcode - Administrative limit exceeded

[email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have created a test client program using LDAP C SDK 5.12, to
> retrieve data from iPlanet Directory Server 5.1.
> 
> I am using asynchronous function call ldap_search_ext with NULL
> timeout and 0 sizelimit. In continuation I am trying to get results
> using ldap_result with LDAP_MSG_ALL keeping various values of timeout.
> I was getting error "sizelimit exceeded" for search result more tan
> 2000. After setting nsslapd-sizelimit to a larger value I am able to
> retrieve 5000 entries accompanied by error "Administrative limit
> exceeded".
> 
> Please let me know underlying reason for it. If there is any
> configuration parameter to be set to a higher value?

You'll have to either bind to the directory server as directory manager, 
or increase the server's lookthrough limit.

> 
> Also when I set timelimit to some finite value less than time required
> to fetch all results for any query, what will be the response of
> ldap_result with parameter LDAP_MSG_ALL?

You should get back LDAP_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED as the last result.

> 
> Any suggestion in this regard will be highly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> Bhawna
>