diff --git a/doc/html/accounting.shtml b/doc/html/accounting.shtml
index 04ca1cc1fb65657d16762722469ca8c2dfdbe2b5..a4aa28da17872deb4b2c1f2925ba40dbcec1b462 100644
--- a/doc/html/accounting.shtml
+++ b/doc/html/accounting.shtml
@@ -692,6 +692,9 @@ in the <a href="resource_limits.html">Resource Limits</a> document.</p>
   time from jobs running from this association and its children.  If
   this limit is reached new jobs will be queued but only allowed to
   run after resources have been relinquished from this group.
+  Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+  (i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+  as two allocated nodes).
 </li>
 
 <li><b>GrpSubmitJobs=</b> The total number of jobs able to be submitted
diff --git a/doc/html/qos.shtml b/doc/html/qos.shtml
index 3b268d5dcdccb61b321993b9ce4d5c16dd6de47c..de7c38456510d578940ae3a959ebbcfc7eafad0d 100644
--- a/doc/html/qos.shtml
+++ b/doc/html/qos.shtml
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ allowed to run after resources have been relinquished from this group.
 The total count of nodes able to be used at any given time from jobs
 running from this QOS.  If this limit is reached new jobs will be queued
 but only allowed to run after resources have been relinquished from this group.
+Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+(i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+as two allocated nodes).
 </li>
 
 <li><b>GrpSubmitJobs</b>
diff --git a/doc/html/resource_limits.shtml b/doc/html/resource_limits.shtml
index c233ef9684504e91bd49f5b5f6bb4981ff4c9946..3802d2dc5e0672107236aac324889d5a8b290a09 100644
--- a/doc/html/resource_limits.shtml
+++ b/doc/html/resource_limits.shtml
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ specified then no limit will apply.</p>
   time from jobs running from this association and its children.  If
   this limit is reached new jobs will be queued but only allowed to
   run after resources have been relinquished from this group.
+  Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+  (i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+  as two allocated nodes).
 </li>
 
 <li><b>GrpSubmitJobs=</b> The total number of jobs able to be submitted
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1 b/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1
index 7756f556e6e966c0ebee779f39c6dee250ab3b28..898aaa8fba87d5f82e41bad375893f66e213e3e4 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ Resource plugin.
 Maximum number of nodes running jobs are able to be allocated in aggregate for
 this association and all associations which are children of this association.
 To clear a previously set value use the modify command with a new value of \-1.
+Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+(i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+as two allocated nodes).
 
 .TP
 \fIGrpSubmitJobs\fP=<max jobs>
@@ -594,6 +597,9 @@ this association and all associations which are children of this association.
 \fIGrpNodes\fP
 Maximum number of nodes running jobs are able to be allocated in aggregate for
 this association and all associations which are children of this association.
+Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+(i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+as two allocated nodes).
 
 .TP
 \fIGrpSubmitJobs\fP
@@ -1001,6 +1007,9 @@ Maximum number of running jobs in aggregate for this QOS.
 \fIGrpNodes\fP
 Maximum number of nodes running jobs are able to be allocated in aggregate for
 this QOS.
+Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+(i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+as two allocated nodes).
 
 .TP
 \fIGrpSubmitJobs\fP
@@ -1132,6 +1141,9 @@ To clear a previously set value use the modify command with a new value of \-1.
 Maximum number of nodes running jobs are able to be allocated in aggregate for
 this QOS.
 To clear a previously set value use the modify command with a new value of \-1.
+Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+(i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+as two allocated nodes).
 
 .TP
 \fIGrpSubmitJobs\fP
@@ -1483,6 +1495,9 @@ association and all associations which are children of this association.
 Maximum number of nodes running jobs are able to be
 allocated in aggregate for this association and all associations which
 are children of this association.
+Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+(i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+as two allocated nodes).
 .TP
 \fIGrpSubmitJobs=\fP
 Maximum number of jobs which can be in a pending or
@@ -1559,6 +1574,9 @@ association and all associations which are children of this association.
 Maximum number of nodes running jobs are able to be
 allocated in aggregate for this association and all associations which
 are children of this association.
+Each job's node allocation is counted separately
+(i.e. if a single node has resources allocated to two jobs, this is counted
+as two allocated nodes).
 .TP
 \fIGrpSubmitJobs=\fP
 Maximum number of jobs which can be in a pending or