[Koha-devel] Clarify timeout syspref?

[paul POULAIN]

Wagner, Jane a écrit :
> Can someone clarify the timeout system preference?  In the 3.0.x manual
> site, it says 
>   
Hi Jane,
> Inactivity timeout for cookies authentication (in seconds).  This
> preference applies to both the staff client and the OPAC.
>
> Default Value: 12000000
>
> If I'm doing the math right, the default value translates to an
> extremely large number of hours.  Is seconds right for this value?  Or
> should it be milliseconds?
>   
nope, it's seconds.
> If seconds is correct, can someone give me background on why the default
> is so large, and why the manual says it shouldn't be changed after
> installation?  I don't want to make changes here until I'm sure of what
> it's doing.
>   
I really don't know. On french, doc, this is not specified, and nothing 
justify this. Just don't put 1 or 2, as in 1 second, you'll be 
disconnected very quickly ;-)


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