Enabling full queries

In small networks, you can configure the eDirectory Agent to query the eDirectory Server for all logged-on users at regular intervals. This allows the agent to detect both newly logged-on users and users who have logged off since the last query, and to update its local user map accordingly.

Important: Configuring eDirectory Agent to use full queries is not recommended for larger networks, because the length of time required to return query results depends on the number of logged on users. The more logged-on users there are, the higher the performance impact.

When you enable full queries for eDirectory Agent, the User entry timeout interval is not used, because users who have logged off are identified by the query. By default, the query is performed every 30 seconds.

Enabling this feature increases eDirectory Agent processing time in 2 ways:

Time needed to retrieve the names of logged-on users each time a query is performed
Time required to process user name information, remove obsolete entries from the local user map, and add new entries based on the most recent query

eDirectory Agent examines the entire local user map after each query, rather than identifying only new logons. The time required for this process depends on the number of users returned by each query. The query process can therefore affect both eDirectory Agent and Novell eDirectory Server response times.