The USER LIMIT clause specifies the maximum number of global buffers each user allocates. Because global buffer pools are shared by all users, you must define an upper limit on how many global buffers a single user can allocate. This limit prevents a user from defining the RDM$BIND_BUFFERS to use all the buffers in the global buffer pool. The user limit cannot be greater then the total number of global buffers. The default is 5. See the Oracle Rdb Guide to Database Performance and Tuning for information on determining the maximum number of global buffers a user can allocate. Although you can change the USER LIMIT IS parameter online, the change will only take effect the next time that the database is opened. By default, a database can be opened automatically (that is, by any user who invokes the database and executes a data manipulation language statement). If the database was modified so that it must be manually opened, the RMU/OPEN command must be used to open it.