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--- active_sessions [2020/06/03 12:48] – created charlotte
+++ active_sessions [2023/11/27 11:51] (current) – chris
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-**Active sessions**
+===== Active sessions =====
-In the session management section the currently active users are displayed. The system gives the ability to terminate a user's session.
+The currently active users are displayed in 'session management'. The system allows admins to terminate a user's session.
-{{ :active.png?nolink&400 |}}
+{{:active.png?400|}}
-The lifespan of a session is governed by the ASP.Net session time out value. This value is displayed in the installation check page. When a session is idle for more time than what is defined as the session time out value, it becomes automatically invalid and the corresponding user will need to log in again.
+The lifespan of a session is governed by the ASP.Net session timeout value. This value is displayed in the installation check page. When a session is idle for longer than the session time out value, it is automatically ended and the corresponding user will need to log in again.
-You may delete an active session (e.g. when it's been idlefor a large period of time; perhaps the end-user forgot to log out properly), but you cannot delete your own session.
+You may delete an active session (e.g. when it's been idle for a long period of time; perhaps the end-user forgot to log out properly), but you cannot delete your own session.
+{{:active2.png?400|}}