MaxPageSize values

[Crystal]

I would like to use a 3rd party LDAP browser on my AD.
However the maxpagesize value is set to 1000.

What are the repercusions of changing this value to
something like 20,000 so I can see all objects. (I do
use filters at times)

This value seems unusually low for a default value.

Also, is this something that is set once domain wide or
on each domain controller?


Thanks -

Crystal

 

[Hunter Coleman]

Leave it at 1000, unless the 3rd party browser is unable to page query
results. If it supports paging and you issue a query with more than 1000
results, the browser will retrieve them in chunks of 1000 and build the
display, rather than getting the entire set in one request. This approach is
much kinder to the domain controllers. See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ldap/ldap/paging_search_results.asp
for more on this.

The settings are configurable on a per-DC or per-site basis.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315071&sd=tech