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id: set-max-web-session-timeout
title: Set a Maximum Web Session Timeout
description: Learn how to set the maximum web session timeout that a Sumo Logic user can select on the preferences page.
slug: /help/docs/manage/security/set-max-web-session-timeout/
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/manage/security/set-max-web-session-timeout/
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Sumo Logic users can set their web session timeout on the **Preferences** page, up to a maximum of 7 days. If you are a Sumo Logic admin with the [Manage Organization Settings](/docs/manage/users-roles/roles/role-capabilities/#security) role capability, you can specify the maximum web session timeout period that users in your org can select. The period you choose controls what values appear on the **Web session timeout** pulldown on a user’s **Preferences** page.
When you change the maximum timeout:
* The maximum you specify will apply to all new user accounts going forward.
* If a user has a selected session timeout that is longer than the new maximum, the user's timeout will be reduced to the new maximum timeout.
* Any user sessions that have been inactive longer than the new limit will be terminated.
To configure a maximum web session timeout for users in your org:
1. [**New UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui). In the main Sumo Logic menu select **Administration**, and then under **Account Security Settings** select **Policies**. You can also click the **Go To...** menu at the top of the screen and select **Password Policy**.
[**Classic UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui-classic). In the main Sumo Logic menu, select **Administration > Security > Policies**.
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1. Click in the **Session Timeout** field to see a list of timeout periods.
1. Select the a timeout period from the list.
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