The "license timeout" is correct since it is "Floating License Timeout". The user is still a valid user so they should be shown in the list (they just no longer have write access).
For you scenario of a user returning at 59 minutes 59 seconds and doing some activity, since he has not lost the floating token to begin with then there is no grabbing it again. If he returns after the timeout then yes someone else could have been given his token if they were waiting for one and he would have to wait if there are no floating licenses available. Fred -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Mauricio M. Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 2:42 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Floating License Timeout - myths and facts ** Dave, With that in mind, actually there is no "license timeout" functionality as we all understand, is that right? if user is inactive for the timeout interval, I would expect him to be flushed and not only get reverted to read-floating. >From what you say, if you set a 1 hour timeout, if the user is inactive but >returns to his session at the last moment, say 59m:59s and he has activity he >could potentionally grab the token again and other users waiting "in line" >will never get the token and have write access for long time.... This is odd, is this supposed to work this way? if users are not really flushed after timeout, how is this controlled? What you say about users could also get reverted to floating-write after timeout, is also odd, since there would not be a real timeout funcionality at all. -Mauricio > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Shellman, David > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 2:01 PM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: Floating License Timeout - myths and facts > > The user is not kicked out of the system. > > The will continue to show in the list of Users. Whether they are given a > read license or continue to have a floating license depends on if the number > of users associated with floating licenses is less than the number of > floating licenses. > > It's also dependent on if they have executed a search or a function that acts > like a search. This resets the license time out clock. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Mauricio M. > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 2:01 PM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Floating License Timeout - myths and facts > > Hello everyone, > > Just bringing back the old question about how license timeout is supposed to > work > > Which is the expected behaviour if user logged in and he had been granted > with floating write license and now he is timed out due to session inactivity > > I mean, if the timeout interval expires, > > 1) User should dissapear and not get listed at all in "Manage User Licenses" > -> Server - Current Licenses?? > > or > > 2) User should remain listed in "Manage User Licenses" but now being reverted > to Read (Floating)? Is normal behaviour that user is not actually kicked-out > of the system although he got license timeout?? > > Hope someone can clarify this, thank you!! > > Regards, > > Happy 2012 > > -Maw _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
