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Administrative Session Interaction

The following scenarios result in an administrative session conflict:

Attempted Log in with Same Credentials

An administrator logs in to Federation Manager. A second administrator or the same administrator tries to log in using the same credentials as the first log in but from another browser session.

Federation Manager presents the warning dialog but the second user decides to log in, Federation Manager invalidates the first session. If the administrator of the first session tries to modify an object, Federation Manager alerts the administrator that a new session has invalidated the existing session and Federation Manager logs out the first administrator.

The second user can choose not to log in

Browser Session Closes but Administrator Not Logged out

An administrator logs in to Federation Manager. The administrator closes the browser session without logging out or the browser session closes unexpectedly and the administrator is not given a chance to log out. Another administrator logs in using the same credentials as the first administrator but from another browser session.

Federation Manager presents the warning dialog but the second user decides to log in, invalidating the first session.

If the administrator of the first session tries to resume the browser session and modify an object, Federation Manager alerts the administrator that a new session has invalidated his existing session. The first session was invalidated when the browser closed.

Note: Not all browsers permit a user to resume an unexpectedly closed browser session. For those browsers, Federation Manager does not present an alert that the existing session is invalid.

Administration is Disabled

An administrator logs in to Federation Manager. From the System Settings, the administrator disables administration. Another administrator tries to log in using the same credentials as the first administrator. Federation Manager presents the warning dialog but the second user decides to log in. Federation Manager invalidates the first session.

The first administrator, who did not log out or close the browser, tries to re-enable administration. Federation Manager displays a message telling the first administrator the session is invalid and logs the administrator out.