5.1.3.3.1.23. Administration Portal Max Login Issues

If you are unable to log in due to the maximum number of concurrently connected administrators being exceeded:

Unable to log in: the maximum number of concurrently connected administrators has been reached.

You can manually change this limit by editing the /etc/security/limits.conf file.

  1. Access the ON Core via SSH.

  2. Edit the the /etc/security/limits.conf file.

  3. To set a limit for the maximum number of concurrently connected administrators, add a line in the following format:

<domain>    -    maxlogins    <value>

  • <domain>: Username of the administrator or a group name (with @group syntax).

  • <value>: The maximum number of concurrent logins you want to set.

For example, if you want to set a limit of 5 concurrent logins for the “admin” group:

@admin    -    maxlogins    5

The new limits will take effect the next time an administrator logs in or when you restart the system.