topic Limitations for cifs.homedir implemantation ? in Network and Storage Protocols https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Limitations-for-cifs-homedir-implemantation/m-p/54135#M5025 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>IHAC who has 20,000 users.</P><P>I need to know if there are some best practices regarding the number of user in each path.</P><P>I already know that there is a limit of 1,000 paths, but I need to know if there are some best practices regarding the number of users in each path.</P><P>For example, would be 1,000 users in a single path OK ? Or 5000 ? or no more than 200 ?</P><P></P><P>My concerns are mainly about </P><P>- performance (may too many user directories on the same level slow down the controller ?)</P><P>- maxdirsize (how many directories on the same level to reach the maxdirsize default limit ?)</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thank you</P><P></P><P>Best regards,</P><P></P><P>Regis</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:14:26 GMT REGIS_GARRUCHET 2025-06-05T06:14:26Z Limitations for cifs.homedir implemantation ? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Limitations-for-cifs-homedir-implemantation/m-p/54135#M5025 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>IHAC who has 20,000 users.</P><P>I need to know if there are some best practices regarding the number of user in each path.</P><P>I already know that there is a limit of 1,000 paths, but I need to know if there are some best practices regarding the number of users in each path.</P><P>For example, would be 1,000 users in a single path OK ? Or 5000 ? or no more than 200 ?</P><P></P><P>My concerns are mainly about </P><P>- performance (may too many user directories on the same level slow down the controller ?)</P><P>- maxdirsize (how many directories on the same level to reach the maxdirsize default limit ?)</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thank you</P><P></P><P>Best regards,</P><P></P><P>Regis</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:14:26 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Limitations-for-cifs-homedir-implemantation/m-p/54135#M5025 REGIS_GARRUCHET 2025-06-05T06:14:26Z Re: Limitations for cifs.homedir implemantation ? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Limitations-for-cifs-homedir-implemantation/m-p/54140#M5026 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Anyone has an answer ?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:43:18 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Limitations-for-cifs-homedir-implemantation/m-p/54140#M5026 REGIS_GARRUCHET 2013-01-16T10:43:18Z