diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 4de9d4d4f9..837a2f03cb 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ e.g.
 .RE
 The protocol portion of the URI must be strictly
 .BR ldap .
+Note that this search is subject to access controls.  Specifically,
+the authentication identity must have "auth" access in the subject.
 
 Multiple 
 .B authz-regexp