The maxUsableWorkstations limit is only enforced in the CreateWorkstation API
for developers with Cloud Workstations Creator permissions.
The limit is not enforced when a Cloud Workstations Admin creates additional workstations for a configuration and grants workstations.workstation.use to a specific developer.
Exempting users from maximum usable workstation limit
A Cloud Workstations Admin can also exempt developers from this limit by granting them
roles/workstations.workstationLimitExemptedCreator role.
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