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title: SFTP Proxy Timeout Settings
slug: singleconnect-reference-guide-3-1-0/sftp-proxy-timeout-settings
description: Learn how to adjust the user session timeout in this document. By editing the nsso.properties file and changing the value of nsso.sftp.channel.open.timeout, you can customize the timeout duration. Simply restart the SFTP Proxy service using the command sy
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createdAt: 2022-08-01T18:08:34.000Z
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User sessions can be terminated based on their idle time. The default value is 15 seconds.

To change the timeout value:

1. Open and edit file **/u01/sftp-proxy/conf/nsso.properties**. Change the value of **nsso.sftp.channel.open.timeout **as desired.
2. Restart the SFTP Proxy service with the following command: **systemctl restart pam-sftp**