Sharepoint 3.0 on SBS 2008 - how to set up forced logout after 10 minutes of inactivity
I'm new to Sharepoint, but have much experience in all other aspects of SBS.
We have created a Sharepoint site for my client, and I've created multiple users, but what we want is to have users logged out of the Sharepoint site after 10 minutes of inactivity. At present, I have the users log in directly to the site via https://remote.domainname.com:987/subsite
I've tried both of these methods:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/06/09/how-to-change-the-companyweb-timeout-in-sbs-2008.aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/25aaa2dc-c7b5-4c0c-975c-25009db74ba3/
(Paul Stork's answer)
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Neither of those seemed to work. I'm using a computer not on the domain from off-site for my tests.
I appreciate any advice on solving this.
Thanks
We have created a Sharepoint site for my client, and I've created multiple users, but what we want is to have users logged out of the Sharepoint site after 10 minutes of inactivity. At present, I have the users log in directly to the site via https://remote.domainname.com:987/subsite
I've tried both of these methods:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/06/09/how-to-change-the-companyweb-timeout-in-sbs-2008.aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/25aaa2dc-c7b5-4c0c-975c-25009db74ba3/
(Paul Stork's answer)
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Neither of those seemed to work. I'm using a computer not on the domain from off-site for my tests.
I appreciate any advice on solving this.
Thanks
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You're asking if I'm using Windows for forms authentication.
In the sample I want to troubleshoot, it's an off-site user using a non-domain machine. When going to the web site where you log in - it looks like Windows authentication that comes up - see image below. Is that true? Would forms authentication be better? And if so - how do I switch?
If this isn't a sharepoint logout issue, where would I handle this?
In the sample I want to troubleshoot, it's an off-site user using a non-domain machine. When going to the web site where you log in - it looks like Windows authentication that comes up - see image below. Is that true? Would forms authentication be better? And if so - how do I switch?
If this isn't a sharepoint logout issue, where would I handle this?
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so it sounds like I want to move to forms authentication. How do I do that? Sorry - I'm a noob with IIS and Sharepoint. Are there any downsides to moving to forms authentication? Will RWW still work like it always has in terms of logins and use?
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reagrding forms authentication, I found this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975136(v=office.12).aspx
and it really seems like forms authentication is what I want to do. I was already annoyed by the fact that each time I wanted to grant an external user to use the Sharepoint site, I had to set them up in active directory. I'll review that article. If there are any other recommendations on converting to forms authentication, I'd appreciate them.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975136(v=office.12).aspx
and it really seems like forms authentication is what I want to do. I was already annoyed by the fact that each time I wanted to grant an external user to use the Sharepoint site, I had to set them up in active directory. I'll review that article. If there are any other recommendations on converting to forms authentication, I'd appreciate them.
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forms authentication is the answer for what I need. I wish it was easier to implement, but it's the answer.
also, this isn't so much a question of sharepoint logging out... because it's not really sharepoint that handles the authentication.