If you are tired of logging into your EC2 instance and your connection dropping because of a timeout, the solution is simple.
Extend your timeout or turn it off all together.
To do this you must:
- Login to your ec2-instance
- From your home directory edit ".bash_profile"
- Add an export of the "TMOUT" environment variable.
- Save your file
TMOUT settings are set in seconds. So you can choose how long before your session expires. Setting TMOUT to 0 will make your session not expire, however setting it to any other number will expire your session the seconds you indicated after inactivity.
Example
- TMOUT to = 0 then your session will not expire.
- TMOUT to = 36400 then your session will expire in a day.
vi ~/.bash_profile
