ECS: How to Change the Web Interface Timeout Value
Summary: How to change the web interface timeout value. "For security purposes, the application is logged out after 15 minutes of inactivity."
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To adjust the timeout value in the user interface (UI), it is necessary to adjust: com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time and com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time_ui.
The Configuration Framework (CF) client displays a timeout default value of 15 minutes:
# sudo docker exec -it object-main /opt/storageos/tools/cf_client --user emcservice --password ChangeMe --list --name com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time
{{{
"config": [
{
"name": "com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time",
"description": "maximum token idle time",
"configured_value": "15 minutes",
"default_value": "15 minutes",
"audit": "Updated via CMF Admin API by root",
"modified": "1652874375280"
},
{
"name": "com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time_ui",
"description": "maximum token idle time for ui -- must be less than or equal to maximum token idle time",
"configured_value": "15 minutes",
"default_value": "15 minutes",
"audit": "Updated via CMF Admin API by root",
"modified": "1652874375326"
}
]
}
Use the following command to set the timeout to whatever is required, for example if you wanted to set the timeout value to 60 minutes:
# sudo docker exec -it object-main /opt/storageos/tools/cf_client --user <mgmt_user> --password <mgmt_password> --set --name com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time --value "60 minutes" --reason "Customer initiated" # sudo docker exec -it object-main /opt/storageos/tools/cf_client --user <mgmt_user> --password <mgmt_password> --set --name com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time_ui --value "60 minutes" --reason "Customer initiated"
Example:
# sudo docker exec -it object-main /opt/storageos/tools/cf_client --user emcservice --password ChangeMe --set --name com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time --value "60 minutes" --reason "Customer initiated"
# sudo docker exec -it object-main /opt/storageos/tools/cf_client --user emcservice --password ChangeMe --set --name com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time_ui --value "60 minutes" --reason "Customer initiated"
# sudo docker exec -it object-main /opt/storageos/tools/cf_client --user emcservice --password ChangeMe --list --name com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time
{
"config": [
{
"name": "com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time",
"description": "maximum token idle time",
"configured_value": "60 minutes",
"default_value": "15 minutes",
"audit": "Customer initiated",
"modified": "1658317764852"
},
{
"name": "com.emc.ecs.security.auth.token.max_token_idle_time_ui",
"description": "maximum token idle time for ui -- must be less than or equal to maximum token idle time",
"configured_value": "60 minutes",
"default_value": "15 minutes",
"audit": "Customer initiated",
"modified": "1658317775472"
}
]
}Affected Products
Elastic Cloud StorageProducts
ECS, ECS ApplianceArticle Properties
Article Number: 000019470
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2025
Version: 10
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