PowerChute Serial Shutdown auto log off - prevent or delay

[helzayat]

Can I change the auto logoff timeout or turn it off completely?
It seems that when PCSS logs me off in the middle of a calibration it cancels the calibration.

I would like to stay logged on until the calibration is finished at least.

[fredkm · Accepted solution]

PCSS should not cancel the runtime calibration irt logoff AFAIK. Worth investigating.

You can change the session inactivity timeout in webdefault.xml, which you can find in the PCSS installation folder under agent\etc. It has a session-timeout value in minutes (currently 15). Keep in mind that setting it too high could be a security risk. Also, be aware that an upgrade installation will overwrite this setting again with default 15 minutes.

  <!-- ==================================================================== -->
  <!-- Default session configuration                                        -->
  <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  -->
  <session-config>
    <session-timeout>15</session-timeout>
  </session-config>

[helzayat]

Thank  you, that's exactly what I was looking for.

[helzayat]

I was able to prolong the timeout. However when I started a calibration, it aborted when battery charge was around 35%. Event log says "Calibration cancelled". UPS is a Smart-UPS 1500. Using PCSS 1.3.0.301. Calibration used to proceed to completion when last run a few months ago. Any ideas?

[lmstearn_apc]

Thanks! An alternative would be for the browser (Edge in this case) to remember the password in order to ameliorate wear and tear on the password vault door. It does remember the user name though - could be a policy relating to use of the port on the localhost viz here. Will try it out!