Changing the session time out

Question

How to change the default session timeout for Jahia?

Answer

The default session timeout can be changed in the file: jahia_installation/tomcat/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/web.xml. The following configuration has to be set:

<session-config>
<session-timeout> 30 </session-timeout>
</session-config>

For the users in the edit mode, the session timeout can be set in jahia.properties file under jahia_installation/digital-factory-config/jahia/jahia.properties

 # This property sets the session lifetime (minutes)
sessionExpiryTime = 60