Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Session limits policy settings

The Session Limits section includes policy settings that control how long sessions remain connected before they are forced to log off.

Disconnected session timer

This setting enables or disables a timer that specifies how long a disconnected, locked desktop remains locked before the session is logged off.

If this timer is enabled, the disconnected session is logged off when the timer expires.

By default, disconnected sessions aren’t logged off.

Remote PC Access disconnected session timer

This setting enables or disables a timer that logs off a disconnected user session after the timer expires. If you enable this setting, use the Disconnected session timer interval setting to specify how many minutes a disconnected desktop remain locked before the user session is logged off.

By default, this setting is disabled.

Disconnected session timer interval

This setting specifies how many minutes a disconnected, locked desktop remain locked before the session is logged off.

By default, the time period is 1,440 minutes (24 hours).

Disconnected session timer – Multi-session

This setting enables or disables a timer to determine how long a disconnected RDS session can persist before the session logs off. By default, this timer is disabled and disconnected sessions are not logged off.

Disconnected session timer interval – Multi-session

This setting determines how many minutes, a disconnected RDS session can persist before the session is logged off. By default, the time period is 1440 minutes (24 hours).

Session connection timer

This setting enables or disables a timer that specifies the maximum duration of an uninterrupted connection between a user device and a desktop. If this timer is enabled, the session is disconnected or logged off when the timer expires. The Microsoft End session when time limits are reached setting determines the next state for the session.

By default, this timer is disabled.

Session connection timer interval

This setting specifies the maximum number of minutes for an uninterrupted connection between a user device and a desktop.

By default, the maximum duration is 1,440 minutes (24 hours).

Session connection timer – Multi-session

This setting enables or disables a timer that specifies the maximum duration of an uninterrupted connection between a user device and a terminal server. By default, this timer is disabled.

Session connection timer interval – Multi-session

This setting specifies the maximum number of minutes for an uninterrupted connection between a user-device and an RDS session. By default, the maximum duration is 1440 minutes (24 hours).

Session idle timer

When a user supplies no input, this setting is used to enable or disable:

  • A timer that specifies how long an uninterrupted user device connection to a desktop is maintained.

When this timer expires, the session is placed in the disconnected state and the Disconnected session timer applies. If the Disconnected session timer is disabled, the session is not logged off.

By default, this timer is enabled.

Session idle timer interval

When there is no input from the user, this setting is used to specify:

  • The number of minutes for which an uninterrupted user device connection to a desktop is maintained.

By default, idle connections are maintained for 1,440 minutes (24 hours).

Session idle timer – Multi-session

This setting enables or disables a timer to determine the maximum duration of an idle connection between a user device and a terminal server. By default, this timer is disabled.

Session idle timer interval– Multi-session

This setting specifies how many minutes an idle connection between a user device and an RDS session. By default, the maximum duration is 1440 minutes (24 hours).

Note:

Timer settings for multi-session machines configured using Citrix policies are expected to override timer settings configured through Microsoft Group Policies. To avoid unexpected behavior, we recommend you configure timer settings using one of the two methods.