Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

This section covers some common performance-related tips and concepts to remember.
3.1. Avoid Creating Entries Under the cn=config Entry in the
dse.ldif File
The cn=config entry in the simple, flat dse.ldif configuration file is not stored in the same
highly scalable database as regular entries. As a result, if many entries, particularly entries that
are likely to be updated frequently, are stored under cn=config, performance will probably
suffer.
Although Red Hat recommends that simple user entries not be stored under cn=config for
performance reasons, it can be useful to store special user entries such as the Directory
Manager entry or replication manager (supplier bind DN) entry under cn=config since this
centralizes configuration information.
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