Session timeout and concurrent login basics

A session timeout, or Session Inactivity Limit, is the period of inactivity permitted, in minutes, before a PMAC user session is terminated. Concurrent logins, or Maximum Concurrent Logins, is the number of instances of current active PMAC GUI user sessions the same user account can have. Both options are configurable on a per-user-account basis with the exception of the guiadmin user.

By default a newly added user is given unlimited concurrent logins. The administrative user has the ability to change the number of concurrent logins allowed for a specific user. The valid range is 0-50 with a default of 0 which is the setting for unlimited concurrent logins.

If a user attempts to log in and the maximum number of active sessions are active, the login attempt fails, and the user is notified of the reason. As soon as an active session logs out or expires, the user can start a new session.

If a PMAC GUI user simply exits the web browser (instead of logging out of PMAC), the user session remains active until a session timeout occurs. If the number of active sessions exceeds the number of allowed user sessions, the user will not be able to log in until one of following events occurs:

• One of the user sessions times out.
• The administrator deletes one of the user sessions.
• One of the user sessions is terminated because a user logs out.

If a session timeout occurs, the user is presented with the login page so that the user can log into the GUI again.

Only the administrative user has the ability to change any of the session timeout settings.