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Subject: Re: Change Tomcat default session timeout?
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I don't know how to disable timeout altogether, but I do know (at least 
in 3.2.x) that removing the item makes you default to the container, 
which I think is 30 minutes.

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josh.m.daynard@accenture.com wrote:

> Great.  Thank you!  I was able to find this in my conf\web.xml file.  What
> value would I use to disable session timeout altogether, -1, 0, or remove
> the item altogether?
> 
> Thanks,
> Josh D.
> 
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>             "Michal Trojanowski"                                                                                   
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> You have to edit it in file:
> TOMCAT_HOME\conf\web.xml
> 
>   <session-config>
>     <session-timeout>30</session-timeout>
>   </session-config>
> 
> Regards
> 
> Michal
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: Change Tomcat default session timeout?
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> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm sure this simple question is covered somewhere in the Tomcat
>>documentation, FAQ, or server.xml info ... but I can't seem to find it:
>>
>>How can I change the default session timeout behavior of Tomcat?  It
>>
> seems
> 
>>like my users timeout at around 20-30 minutes of inactivity, but I would
>>like to increase that time (maybe to infinity) ... what do I need to add
>>
> to
> 
>>server.xml to make this happen?!
>>
>>Thanks for your patience with this newbie question ...
>>
>>Josh D.
>>
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