Configure SSH to clear connections after a specified period of inactivity
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Situation
Resolution
Un-remark or add the ClientAliveInterval parameter and set it to the number of seconds (of inacitivty) that ssh should wait before terminating the connection.
Un-remark or add the ClientAliveCountMax and set it to 0.
Restart the ssh daemon.
Additional Information
ClientAliveInterval 600
ClientAliveCountMax 0
This would clear any ssh sessions that have been inactive for 10 minutes.
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- Document ID:7009025
- Creation Date: 20-Jul-2011
- Modified Date:03-Mar-2020
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