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22 changes: 17 additions & 5 deletions config/config.sample.php
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<?php

/**
* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 ownCloud, Inc.
* SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
*/
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'remember_login_cookie_lifetime' => 60 * 60 * 24 * 15,

/**
* The lifetime of a session after inactivity.
* Lifetime of sessions created without selecting "Remember me", after
* inactivity, in seconds.
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This does not sound true to me, the value is also used for sessions where remember me is selected.
It’s just that at log out you get logged in by the remember me cookie, no?

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* The maximum possible time is limited by the ``session.gc_maxlifetime`` php.ini setting
* which would overwrite this option if it is less than the value in the ``config.php``
* If "Remember me" is used, set ``remember_login_cookie_lifetime`` higher
* than this value to avoid earlier-than-expected remembered-login expiry.
*
* Defaults to ``60*60*24`` seconds (24 hours)
* Effective behavior also depends on related settings:
* - ``session_keepalive`` can extend active Web UI sessions via heartbeat requests.
* - ``session_relaxed_expiry`` may allow sessions to persist longer than this value.
* - ``auto_logout`` can enforce logout behavior in the Web UI.
*
* The effective maximum retention also depends on PHP settings and external
* session-backend cleanup policies, including (but not limited to) PHP's
* ``session.gc_maxlifetime`` and environment-specific cleanup behavior (e.g., distro
* cron/tmpfiles policies and handler-specific GC behavior). These may override this
* value.
*
* Defaults to ``60*60*24`` seconds (24 hours).
*/
'session_lifetime' => 60 * 60 * 24,

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