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title: Supporting unindexed search requests
description: Configure PingDirectory to allow unindexed search requests using the unindexed-search privilege and related limits.
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# Supporting unindexed search requests

By default, the PingDirectory server denies all unindexed search requests, except for those issued by the bind distinguished names (DNs) that have the `unindexed-search` privilege.

## About this task

This default behavior keeps the server from tying up worker threads on time-consuming, unindexed searches. However, you can turn off the enforcement of the `unindexed-search` privilege to allow any client to perform an unindexed search.

## Steps

1. Set the `disabled-privilege` global configuration property to `unindexed-search` as follows.

   ### Example:

   ```shell
   $ bin/dsconfig set-global-configuration-prop \
     --set disabled-privilege:unindexed-search
   ```

2. If you choose to allow unindexed searches, cap the maximum number of concurrent unindexed search requests using the `maximum-concurrent-unindexed-searches` global configuration property.

   ### Example:

   ```shell
   $ bin/dsconfig set-global-configuration-prop \
     --set maximum-concurrent-unindexed-searches:2
   ```

3. Limit unindexed search privileges for particular clients using the `allow-unindexed-searches` property of the client connection policy.

   For more information about configuring client connection policies, see [Client connection policy configuration](pd_ds_client_connection_policy_config.html).