assert( be );
        assert( limit );
 
+       switch ( type ) {
+       case SLAP_LIMITS_ANONYMOUS:
+       case SLAP_LIMITS_USERS:
+       case SLAP_LIMITS_ANY:
+               for ( i = 0; be->be_limits && be->be_limits[ i ]; i++ ) {
+                       if ( be->be_limits[ i ]->lm_type == type ) {
+                               return( -1 );
+                       }
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+
        lm = ( struct slap_limits * )ch_calloc( sizeof( struct slap_limits ), 1 );
 
        switch ( type ) {
        int     type = SLAP_LIMITS_UNDEFINED;
        char    *pattern;
        struct slap_limits_set limit;
-       int     i;
+       int     i, rc = 0;
 
        assert( be );
 
                limit.lms_s_hard = limit.lms_s_soft;
        }
        
-       return( add_limits( be, type, pattern, &limit ) );
+       rc = add_limits( be, type, pattern, &limit );
+       if ( rc ) {
+
+#ifdef NEW_LOGGING
+               LDAP_LOG( CONFIG, CRIT, 
+                       "%s : line %d: unable to add limit in "
+                       "\"limits <pattern> <limits>\" line.\n",
+                       fname, lineno, 0 );
+#else
+               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+                       "%s : line %d: unable to add limit in "
+                       "\"limits <pattern> <limits>\" line.\n",
+               fname, lineno, 0 );
+#endif
+       }
+
+       return( rc );
 }
 
 int
                        }
                        
                } else if ( arg[0] == '=' ) {
-                       char    *next = NULL;
-
                        arg++;
-                       limit->lms_t_soft = strtol( arg, &next, 10 );
-                       if ( next == arg || limit->lms_t_soft < -1 ) {
-                               return( 1 );
+                       if ( strcasecmp( arg, "none" ) == 0 ) {
+                               limit->lms_t_soft = -1;
+                       } else {
+                               char    *next = NULL;
+
+                               limit->lms_t_soft = strtol( arg, &next, 10 );
+                               if ( next == arg || limit->lms_t_soft < -1 ) {
+                                       return( 1 );
+                               }
                        }
                        limit->lms_t_hard = 0;
                        
                        }
                        
                } else if ( arg[0] == '=' ) {
-                       char    *next = NULL;
-
                        arg++;
-                       limit->lms_s_soft = strtol( arg, &next, 10 );
-                       if ( next == arg || limit->lms_s_soft < -1 ) {
-                               return( 1 );
+                       if ( strcasecmp( arg, "none" ) == 0 ) {
+                               limit->lms_s_soft = -1;
+                       } else {
+                               char    *next = NULL;
+
+                               limit->lms_s_soft = strtol( arg, &next, 10 );
+                               if ( next == arg || limit->lms_s_soft < -1 ) {
+                                       return( 1 );
+                               }
                        }
                        limit->lms_s_hard = 0;