The session-timeout Attribute of session-config is Ignored if the Value is 60. (Doc ID 3063421.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 20, 2024

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Symptoms

In Web Applications running on WebLogic, there are two similar parameters for session timeout:

• web.xml
  session-config > session-timeout

• weblogic.xml
  session-descriptor > timeout-secs

According to the document, the "session-timeout" element in web.xml overrides the value of timeout-secs in weblogic.xml. That is, though, if both are set, the value of "session-timeout" in web.xml takes precedence, it is ignored when the value is 60.

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<session-timeout>
The number of minutes after which sessions in this Web application expire. The value set in this element overrides the value set in the TimeoutSecs attribute of the <session-descriptor> element in the WebLogic-specific deployment descriptor weblogic.xml, unless one of the special values listed here is entered.

Default value: 60

Maximum value: Integer.MAX_VALUE ÷ 60

Special values:

-1 = Sessions do not timeout. The value set in <session-descriptor> element of weblogic.xml is ignored.
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