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How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?

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  • fbartelsF fbartels

    @jdaviescoates since this is just php code a restart is not needed. What is needed however is you reloading the application in your browser to make the change reach your session.

    @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

    Gmail doesn't do this

    Gmail is also not a php application. The reason sessions are handled better there is because their user sessions are based on openid connect, which means you get a refresh token with every login, that can (as long as the refresh token is valid) be used to get a session token without the need to perform another login.

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    @fbartels said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

    What is needed however is you reloading the application in your browser to make the change reach your session.

    Thanks. I guess it refreshed when I logged in again this morning. Let's see what happens tomorrow morning...

    I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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    • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

      @fbartels said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

      What is needed however is you reloading the application in your browser to make the change reach your session.

      Thanks. I guess it refreshed when I logged in again this morning. Let's see what happens tomorrow morning...

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      @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

      Let's see what happens tomorrow morning...

      No change.

      Screenshot from 2022-04-14 10-03-45.png

      I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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      • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

        @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

        Let's see what happens tomorrow morning...

        No change.

        Screenshot from 2022-04-14 10-03-45.png

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        @jdaviescoates is uBlock Origin blocking any cookies?

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        • necrevistonnezrN necrevistonnezr

          @jdaviescoates is uBlock Origin blocking any cookies?

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          @necrevistonnezr hah, thanks!

          That's quite likely it I guess.

          Thought I'd turned uBlock off for all my own domain but I've moved this Roundcube install around a bit so I guess not!

          Have turned it off now, hopefully that'll help...

          I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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          • necrevistonnezrN necrevistonnezr

            @jdaviescoates
            According to this (https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/5961) I set

            $rcmail_config['session lifetime'] = 10080;
            

            in app/data/customconfig.php and I’m good for a month or so….

            In context:
            (6DD502BF-D052-49FF-9BA9-5080F3F9C588.jpeg

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            @necrevistonnezr said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

            $rcmail_config['session lifetime‘] = 10080;

            If I'm not mistaken, there's a typo in that code. After LIFETIME, the ending ' seems to be something else.

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            • humptydumptyH humptydumpty

              @necrevistonnezr said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

              $rcmail_config['session lifetime‘] = 10080;

              If I'm not mistaken, there's a typo in that code. After LIFETIME, the ending ' seems to be something else.

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              @humptydumpty yeah, when I pasted it in to the terminal it was clear (because of the code highlight) it wasn't correct so I replaced it with a ' - but thanks for pointing that out in case that was the issue 🙂

              I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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              • humptydumptyH humptydumpty

                @necrevistonnezr said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                $rcmail_config['session lifetime‘] = 10080;

                If I'm not mistaken, there's a typo in that code. After LIFETIME, the ending ' seems to be something else.

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                @humptydumpty said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                @necrevistonnezr said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                $rcmail_config['session lifetime‘] = 10080;

                If I'm not mistaken, there's a typo in that code. After LIFETIME, the ending ' seems to be something else.

                You‘re right! I had fiddled with that post on the iPhone - quite a hassle. I corrected it now in the post above for future reference.

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                • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                  When I'm not working I tend to just close my laptop lid.

                  When I open it again I have to login to Roundcube again. This is a minor annoyance I want to avoid (Gmail doesn't do this).

                  On my first quick search it look like perhaps I need to edit or comment out $rcmail_config['session_lifetime'] = 10;

                  (e.g. https://billing.hostnox.gr/knowledgebase/55/------Session-invalid-or-expired--Roundcube-or-WHM.html?language=english )

                  But no such line is included in /app/data/customconfig.php

                  Any ideas?

                  I guess I could experiment with higher values than 10, but I basically don't ever want my session to end unless I manually log out.

                  Edit: looks like lots of people have this same issue, see also https://issuekiller.com/issues/roundcube/roundcubemail/15073963

                  Edit 2: this would seem to suggest it could be related to a MySQL issue:
                  https://forums.cpanel.net/threads/upgraded-to-11-30-0-now-roundcube-saying-session-expired-or-is-invalid.212331/post-875951

                  Edit 3: sounds like perhaps this PR would fix it https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/pull/7709

                  Edit 4: see also https://github.com/emtiu/roundcube-cookielifetime

                  Sigh. The state of open source webmail is so abysmal 😢 (I wonder if SnappyMail have fixed this annoying issue...)

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                  @jdaviescoates I realise this is not the direction of most replies/solutions, but if the programmatic approach does not deliver, on my Mac I have a utility which responds to triggers like laptop shut and fires off an action. I'm sure Windows has similar. Although the execution action may be a bit brutal (close app).

                  Just a thought.

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                  • timconsidineT timconsidine

                    @jdaviescoates I realise this is not the direction of most replies/solutions, but if the programmatic approach does not deliver, on my Mac I have a utility which responds to triggers like laptop shut and fires off an action. I'm sure Windows has similar. Although the execution action may be a bit brutal (close app).

                    Just a thought.

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                    @timconsidine thanks. I'm on Ubuntu, but probably stuff on here too I could try if my turning off uBlock doesn't help...

                    I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                    • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                      @timconsidine thanks. I'm on Ubuntu, but probably stuff on here too I could try if my turning off uBlock doesn't help...

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                      @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                      if my turning off uBlock doesn't help...

                      Well, turning off uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger hasn't helped at all.

                      I posted an issue on the Roundcube github too and they've just replied saying "this is not supported" and closed it 😞

                      https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/8504

                      So perhaps I'm trying to achieve something which isn't possible yet 😞

                      Sigh. The state of open source webmail is so abysmal is makes me sad.

                      I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                      • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                        @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                        if my turning off uBlock doesn't help...

                        Well, turning off uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger hasn't helped at all.

                        I posted an issue on the Roundcube github too and they've just replied saying "this is not supported" and closed it 😞

                        https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/issues/8504

                        So perhaps I'm trying to achieve something which isn't possible yet 😞

                        Sigh. The state of open source webmail is so abysmal is makes me sad.

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                        @jdaviescoates Yeah, Alexander is not very helpful - though you gave him a location for the config that is non-standard and Cloudron specific (/app/data/ something).
                        Again, I use Roundcube everyday on my work computer and the session is kept alive even between reboots with the config described above...
                        Is it browser related (is it Firefox?) - maybe try a different one? A setting that deletes cookies from time to time?

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                        • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                          When I'm not working I tend to just close my laptop lid.

                          When I open it again I have to login to Roundcube again. This is a minor annoyance I want to avoid (Gmail doesn't do this).

                          On my first quick search it look like perhaps I need to edit or comment out $rcmail_config['session_lifetime'] = 10;

                          (e.g. https://billing.hostnox.gr/knowledgebase/55/------Session-invalid-or-expired--Roundcube-or-WHM.html?language=english )

                          But no such line is included in /app/data/customconfig.php

                          Any ideas?

                          I guess I could experiment with higher values than 10, but I basically don't ever want my session to end unless I manually log out.

                          Edit: looks like lots of people have this same issue, see also https://issuekiller.com/issues/roundcube/roundcubemail/15073963

                          Edit 2: this would seem to suggest it could be related to a MySQL issue:
                          https://forums.cpanel.net/threads/upgraded-to-11-30-0-now-roundcube-saying-session-expired-or-is-invalid.212331/post-875951

                          Edit 3: sounds like perhaps this PR would fix it https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/pull/7709

                          Edit 4: see also https://github.com/emtiu/roundcube-cookielifetime

                          Sigh. The state of open source webmail is so abysmal 😢 (I wonder if SnappyMail have fixed this annoying issue...)

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                          @jdaviescoates Facing same issue.

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                            @jdaviescoates Facing same issue.

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                            @alexlixs Can you confirm you are not a bot?

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                              I just played around with this again and this seems to be working for me:

                              $config['session lifetime'] = '10080';

                              It's unclear if $rcconfig or just $config should be used or if either would work, but the latter, i.e. just $config, appears to be working for me.

                              Also in previous attempts I was missing the 's around the 10080, and from the formatting of other settings in the customconfig.php I figured I'd try '10080' and then it worked.

                              I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                              • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                                I just played around with this again and this seems to be working for me:

                                $config['session lifetime'] = '10080';

                                It's unclear if $rcconfig or just $config should be used or if either would work, but the latter, i.e. just $config, appears to be working for me.

                                Also in previous attempts I was missing the 's around the 10080, and from the formatting of other settings in the customconfig.php I figured I'd try '10080' and then it worked.

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                                @jdaviescoates $config is the correct variable name.

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                                • girishG girish

                                  @jdaviescoates $config is the correct variable name.

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                                  @girish said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                  @jdaviescoates $config is the correct variable name.

                                  Well, for some values, it seems that $rcmail_config is correct…

                                  As said before, for me

                                  $rcmail_config['session_lifetime'] = 10080;
                                  

                                  works?!

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                                  • necrevistonnezrN necrevistonnezr

                                    @girish said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                    @jdaviescoates $config is the correct variable name.

                                    Well, for some values, it seems that $rcmail_config is correct…

                                    As said before, for me

                                    $rcmail_config['session_lifetime'] = 10080;
                                    

                                    works?!

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                                    @necrevistonnezr said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                    Well, for some values, it seems that $rcmail_config is correct…

                                    I just looked up roundcube code and it seems $rcmail_config and $config are just aliases. https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/blob/01b7dbd1a75bd712f4cac69f5aa421b049dd5d8b/program/include/rcmail_install.php#L159 says $rcmail_config is the deprecated name.

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                                    • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                                      I just played around with this again and this seems to be working for me:

                                      $config['session lifetime'] = '10080';

                                      It's unclear if $rcconfig or just $config should be used or if either would work, but the latter, i.e. just $config, appears to be working for me.

                                      Also in previous attempts I was missing the 's around the 10080, and from the formatting of other settings in the customconfig.php I figured I'd try '10080' and then it worked.

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                                      @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                      I just played around with this again and this seems to be working for me:

                                      $config['session lifetime'] = '10080';

                                      It's unclear if $rcconfig or just $config should be used or if either would work, but the latter, i.e. just $config, appears to be working for me.

                                      Also in previous attempts I was missing the 's around the 10080, and from the formatting of other settings in the customconfig.php I figured I'd try '10080' and then it worked.

                                      This was previously marked as the solution, but that hasn't done it either. Think I'm gonna have to give up on this one 😞

                                      @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                      Sigh. The state of open source webmail is so abysmal

                                      You can say that again! Recent updates to Roundcube have broken logging in without an error and the CalDAV connection. 😢

                                      I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                                      • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                                        @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                        I just played around with this again and this seems to be working for me:

                                        $config['session lifetime'] = '10080';

                                        It's unclear if $rcconfig or just $config should be used or if either would work, but the latter, i.e. just $config, appears to be working for me.

                                        Also in previous attempts I was missing the 's around the 10080, and from the formatting of other settings in the customconfig.php I figured I'd try '10080' and then it worked.

                                        This was previously marked as the solution, but that hasn't done it either. Think I'm gonna have to give up on this one 😞

                                        @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                        Sigh. The state of open source webmail is so abysmal

                                        You can say that again! Recent updates to Roundcube have broken logging in without an error and the CalDAV connection. 😢

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                                        @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                        You can say that again! Recent updates to Roundcube have broken logging in without an error and the CalDAV connection. 😢

                                        I have neither of these issues on current Roundcube with Safari or Edge. No errors logging in and I’m staying logged in. What browser are you using?

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                                        • necrevistonnezrN necrevistonnezr

                                          @jdaviescoates said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                          You can say that again! Recent updates to Roundcube have broken logging in without an error and the CalDAV connection. 😢

                                          I have neither of these issues on current Roundcube with Safari or Edge. No errors logging in and I’m staying logged in. What browser are you using?

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                                          @necrevistonnezr said in How to stop Roundcube session ending when I close my laptop lid?:

                                          What browser are you using?

                                          Firefox. But pretty sure I've tested in Chromium before too.

                                          The other issues have been resolved by updated the CalDAV plugin but I still get logged out of email whenever I close my laptop lid.

                                          I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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