# How to set Idle timeout for logged-in user

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-idle-timeout-for-logged-in-user/184392
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-idle-timeout-for-logged-in-user/184392 "2021-03-25T08:05:08Z")
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### Author: ![narayanan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@narayanan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/narayanan)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-idle-timeout-for-logged-in-user/184392/1 "2021-03-25T08:05:08Z")

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Need to automatically Sign-out the user if session is Idle for particular time.

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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-idle-timeout-for-logged-in-user/184392/2 "2021-03-25T09:24:18Z")

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Hello

have a look at the `maximum session age` setting

While you are at it you can also have a look at these settings

`log out strict`  
`persistent sessions`