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August 25, 2020

Increase SSH Timeout

Here’s how to keep your SSH timeout alive for a longer period.

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Adjust interval and count max.

ClientAliveInterval 1200
ClientAliveCountMax 3

ClientAliveInterval 1200 ClientAliveCountMax 3

ClientAliveInterval is set to 1200 and ClientAliveCountMax is set to the default which is 3. This means unresponsive SSH clients will be disconnected after approximately 3600 seconds or 1 hour.

Filed Under: Linux Tagged With: clientalivecountmax, clientaliveinterval, ssh, timeout

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