Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System
Chapter 3 Sessions
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Session Timeout
Session Timeout Defaults
Notes:
This topic applies to the DNCS, the RNCS, and the Application Server.
Session timeout does NOT apply to remote web access to the Administrative
Console.
Console.
The session locking time does not affect the root user.
Session locking also affects SSH, xterms, consoles on the CDE, and shells
launched during a session.
launched during a session.
The system will close an OS login session that has been idle for a configurable period
of time. After a session is closed, users must log back into the system.
of time. After a session is closed, users must log back into the system.
Session locking default time: 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
Recovery: User logs in again
Changing the Session Timeout Default
You can change the OS login session timeout default for an individual user or for a
session.
session.
Changing the Session Timeout Default for a User
Note: This topic applies to OS login sessions on the DNCS, the RNCS, and the
Application Server.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Type
Application Server.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Type
cd /export/home/[user account]
and press Enter.
3 Open the .profile file in a UNIX text editor.
4 Add the following line to the .profile file:
4 Add the following line to the .profile file:
export TIMEOUT=[seconds]
Notes:
Do not type the brackets [ ] in the command.
Enter the time as a number of seconds.