timeout

Syntax

timeout = {0|number_seconds}

Description

Amount of time (in seconds) that is allowed for authentication or search operations before the LDAP server is considered to not available. If specified, a value for the stanza entries authn-timeout or search-timeout overrides the value of this stanza entry.

Note: Do not specify this parameter in the ldap.conf server configuration file.

Options

0
No timeout is allowed.
number_seconds
The number of seconds allowed for authentication or search, specified as a positive integer whole number. There is no range limitation for timeout values.

Usage

This stanza entry is optional.

Default value

0

Example

timeout = 0