Users Session Expiry

[faamin01]

while checking the active session via vcenter, idle session also being displayed with huge past time frame like one session "root" example as like "Idle for 5days, 1 hour, 22 minutes". also multiple roots ids also been shown. pls tell configuration from where sessions timeout can be defined in vcenter, also to limit the multiple user sessions.

Furthermore, there is another option to "Terminate Selected Session" under Sessions bar. can we restrict this option to root level only.

[virtualdive · Accepted solution]

Hi Faamin,

You can set the user timeout value in the vSphere client, once the timeout value is reached they will be logged out. See below article how to do that,

http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2012/07/inactivity-timeout-for-vsphere-c-client.html

Thanks,

[virtualdive]

Also there is a PowerCLI script that can be used here. The script is located on below link,

Get and Terminate/Disconnect vCenter Idle Sessions

[faamin01]

need to set timeout at vcenter pls advice, and script is not recommended to do this minnor working

[virtualdive]

Hi Faamin,

Please follow the article I gave in earlier post for this.

[kashifkarar01]

Hi you can also, check the following link:

http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/10/02/vmware-disconnect-idling-vcenter-sessions-with-powercli/