Splunk web Session timeout

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Updated:September 29, 2026
Document ID:SPLK048061

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Applicability

Splunk Enterprise

Description

Splunk users are getting logged out and are asked to log back in several times during the shift. 

 

 


Investigation

Confirm situation is not specific to only one user, instead, it is general for all users on Splunk.

The current status of the timeout in the specific situation is 60 minutes.


Resolution

There are multiple ways to change the configuration. 

For Splunk Enterprise the easier way is to do it from the UI : 

  1. Click Settings in the upper right-hand corner of Splunk Web.
  2. Under System, click Server settings.
  3. Click General settings.
  4. In the Session timeout field, enter a timeout value.
  5. Click Save.

 


Configure timeout

Revision History

Revision Publish Date Comments
1.0
29-Sep-2026
Initial Release

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