Answer

1. On the computer running Tableau Server, open a command prompt and navigate to the Tableau Server bin folder, located by default at:

1. At the command prompt, run the following commands in order:
   • tabadmin stop
   • tabadmin set wgserver.session.idle_limit <minutes>
   • tabadmin set wgserver.session.apply_lifetime_limit true
   • tabadmin configure
   • tabadmin start

Additional Information

• The default setting for an idle user session timeout is 240 minutes.
• Closing the web browser will end the current session regardless of the timeout period, and you will need to sign in again to access Tableau Server.
• The setting wgserver.session.appy_lifetime_limit must also be set to `true` for the limit value to take effect