HTTP session time out?

[mzch]

Hi,

I installed the latest PVE on Debian/lenny.
I login the web console and leave it be, after a while, it always times out and I have to login again. Is it impossible to stay connected to the web UI all the time?

 

[dietmar]

Yes, that is a security feature.

 

[mzch]

I see, but if possible, will you please improve PVE so that end-users can control active session's period, i.e. an hour, a day, a week or forever?

 

[tom]

lets see, but in any case, forever makes no sense as this is a major security issue.

 

[mzch]

Yes, regarding to forever, I think, for example, it's preferable that forever option should be effective only if being accessed from the preassigned ip.
Thanks.

 

[tom]

what is your use case for 'forever'?

 

[mzch]

I mean that PVE will never disconnect a login session until an administrator will logout or close his/her browser if once he/she logins.

 

[tom]

I understand what you mean but i do not see the reason why you want this. Auto-disconnect is what you want in 99 % of the cases, so what use case do you have that you need a forever living session?

 

[mzch]

The current settings of the session period is too short for me. If it become to be under the control with end-users, 'forever' is not an important factor.

 

[udo]

The current settings of the session period is too short for me. If it become to be under the control with end-users, 'forever' is not an important factor.

Hi,
whats about the Firefox-Plugin reloadevery ? With that, you can reload the Proxmox-Tab every n minutes and all is fine.

Udo

 

[mzch]

It's nice! This auto-reloader just resolved my problem...but it seems to hardly be an essential solution...?