[weblogic] - session-timeout in web.xml does not work on WebLogic11g?

How to set session-time for Java Web Application deployed on WebLogic?

Two Ways to Set session-time

There are two places to set session timeout for java web application if it will deploy on WebLogic.

• web.xml
• weblogic.xml

web.xml, set timeout as 60 minutes.

	<session-config>
            <session-timeout>60</session-timeout>
	</session-config>

weblogic, set timeout as 60 minutes. Notice, time unit here is second. And weblogic server will check session time out and remove expired session every 60 seconds.

    <session-descriptor>
    	<timeout-secs>3600</timeout-secs>
    	<invalidation-interval-secs>60</invalidation-interval-secs>
    </session-descriptor>

Priority between them

I saw some posts said setting in web.xml takes precedence over  weblogic.xml. 

It may be right except weblogic11g. Because I tested both ways in my project, which is running on weblogic11g. The relationships between these two ways depend on how the container support them.

Behavior on WebLogic11g

• if you use weblogic.xml and web.xml, weblogic will only adop the settings in weblogic.xml.
• If you only use web.xml, weblogic will adopt the default value.

The corresponding settings are reflected in weblogic console.