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title: Overriding the Default Limit for a Namespace
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Although the **Namespace Default Limit** propagates from the project to each namespace when created, in some cases, you may need to increase (or decrease) the quotas for a specific namespace. In this situation, you can override the default limits by editing the namespace.

In the diagram below, the Rancher administrator has a resource quota in effect for their project. However, the administrator wants to override the namespace limits for `Namespace 3` so that it has more resources available. Therefore, the administrator [raises the namespace limits](../../../new-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md) for `Namespace 3` so that the namespace can access more resources.

<sup>Namespace Default Limit Override</sup>

![Namespace Default Limit Override](/img/rancher-resource-quota-override.svg)

How to: [Editing Namespace Resource Quotas](../../../new-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md)

### Editing Namespace Resource Quotas

If there is a resource quota configured for a project, you can override the namespace default limit to provide a specific namespace with access to more (or less) project resources.

1. In the upper left corner, click **☰ > Cluster Management**.
1. On the **Clusters** page, go to the cluster where you want to edit a namespace resource quota and click **Explore**.
1. Click **Cluster > Projects/Namespaces**.
1. Find the namespace for which you want to edit the resource quota. Click **⋮ > Edit Config**.
1. Edit the resource limits.  These limits determine the resources available to the namespace. The limits must be set within the configured project limits.

    For more information about each **Resource Type**, see [the type reference](resource-quota-types.md).

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    - If a resource quota is not configured for the project, these options will not be available.
    - If you enter limits that exceed the configured project limits, Rancher will not let you save your edits.

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**Result:** Your override is applied to the namespace's resource quota.
