MEGA Administration : Administrator Guide : Managing Users : Managing User Options : Managing User Inactivity
   
Managing User Inactivity
You can specify for how long user session time can remain inactive before closing.
*This option can be useful for example for security requirements, or to ensure that all sessions are closed before starting a batch program.
By default, user inactivity management is not activated.
Activating/Deactivating user inactivity management
To activate/deactivate user inactivity management:
1. Access Options at the environment level.
*See "Accessing Options", page 368.
2. In the tree of Options, select Workspace.
3. In the right pane:
to activate user inactivity management, select Automatic Session Timeout.
to deactivate user inactivity management, clear Automatic Session Timeout.
Managing user inactivity
User inactivity management is taken into account if the Inactivity Management option is selected.
*See "Activating/Deactivating user inactivity management".
To manage user inactivity:
1. Access Options at the environment level.
*See "Accessing Options", page 368.
2. In the tree of Options, select Workspace.
3. In the right pane, select values for options:
*Duration of inactivity requiring authentication must be less than that closing MEGA.
Period of inactivity requiring authentication
When this duration has been reached, the user receives a message requesting authentication.
*This duration warns the user before he/she is disconnected if the Duration of inactivity before closing MEGA option has been specified.
Duration of inactivity before closing MEGA
When this duration has been reached, the user is disconnected and MEGA closes without warning.
*So that the user is warned of disconnection, the Period of inactivity requiring authentication must be specified and its value less than that of the Duration of inactivity before closing MEGA.