Here are the steps to increase ssh timeout at the server level on Linux OS: These steps are performed on CentOS: Modify the following directives by editing the sshd config file: /etc/ssh/sshd_config TCPKeepAlive yes ClientAliveInterval 30 ClientAliveCountMax 99999 Restart SSH Demon after modifying the config file: [root@mars ~]# service sshd restart Stopping sshd: [ […]