XADM: Session Timeout Settings for Outlook Web Access (173497)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q173497 SUMMARY
In Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA), the session timeout defaults to 60 minutes
for authenticated users and 20 minutes for anonymous users. This can be changed
using the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeWeb\Parameters
AuthenticatedSessionTimeout
AnonymousSessionTimeout
Both are DWORD values and are in minutes
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor
can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And
Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete
Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in
Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/28/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbhowto KB173497 |
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