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This article describes a scenario to uninstall FortiClient completely from macOS using a script. Scope FortiClient. Solution This script will uninstall FortiClient if it was installed via the standard macOS package installer (PKG) method. Step 1: Open a text editor (e.g., TextEdit) and create a new document. Step 2: Add the following script to the …

This article describes how to promote or failover the FortiGate HA cluster member to a primary with FortiManager. It is not allow to change the HA priority via FortiManager and perform an installation to trigger a promotion or failover. Scope FortiManager. Solution Step 1: To promote a FortiGate cluster unit from secondary to primary, navigate …

This article explains why OID .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8.X (ifOperStatus) should not be used to check the VPN interface status. Scope FortiGate, SNMP, VPN. Solution 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8 (ifOperStatus) is the OID used to check the status of the interface and to monitor a specific interface, use the OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8.x, where the ‘x’ is the SNMP-index number for that specific …

This article describes how to enable and configure ICAP. Scope FortiGate. Solution By default the ICA option is disabled in the firewall, it has to be enabled from the feature visibility. Navigate to System -> Feature Visibility: If it is greyed out, enable the gui-proxy-inspection from the setting via CLI: Once configured, the greyed-out will …

WhatsApp’s voice messaging feature is a handy way to communicate quickly, especially for long messages. However, some users have recently encountered problems with WhatsApp voice messages. These issues can manifest in various ways, such as no sound during playback, inability to record messages, or difficulties in sending and receiving voice messages. What’s more, these problems …

If you’re grappling with mouse acceleration problems in Counter-Strike 2, this post has your back. Counter-Strike 2, a significant update to CS:GO, has garnered its fair share of attention. However, a notable number of users have been grappling with mouse acceleration issues in the game. Mouse acceleration, a feature that lets you adjust mouse sensitivity …

Have you ever encountered the frustrating message “Oops, an error occurred” while using Instagram on your Android device, iPhone, PC, or web browser? If so, you’re not alone. This perplexing issue seems to plague Instagram users across various platforms, leaving them scratching their heads. In this blog, we’re going to unravel the mystery behind this …

Are you facing the vexing problem of your Samsung Watch refusing to charge or power on? Whether you’re the proud owner of the latest Galaxy Watch 6, a trusty Galaxy Watch 5, or any other Samsung smartwatch, encountering charging issues can be downright frustrating, especially when your smartwatch plays a vital role in tasks like …

Are you tired of constantly receiving those “Your mailbox is almost full” emails from the Outlook team? It can be quite frustrating, not to mention alarming. The message is crystal clear – your Outlook storage space is running dangerously low. Outlook 365 houses all your essential mailbox data – emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, journals, and …

This article describes the reason for empty report or table for dataset with sessions and method to resolve the issues. Scope FortiAnalyzer. Solution FortiAnalyzer provides multiple default datasets to generate reports for user sessions or bandwidth usage. For example: app-Top-Category-and-Applications-by-Bandwidth. app-Top-Category-and-Applications-by-Session. app-Top-Blocked-Applications-by-Session. app-Top-User-by-Sessions. App-Sessions-By-Category Occasionally, users will experience empty data returns for specific tables in …

This article describes how to resolve an issue where the a schedule action in automation only shows logid=010000000 on the Email Body. Scope FortiGate. Solution If a schedule action in automation is used, it is only possible to receive the message on an email action as below: From the CLI: edit “action” set description “schedule …

This article describes how to resolve the issue where certain web sites accessed through a FortiGate virtual server for DNAT are unable to load the page. Scope FortiGate v7.2.5, Virtual IP (VIP), Solution The challenge originated from the default behavior changes for virtual servers: Enabling support for HTTP2 by default. FortiGate rewriting the ‘Host’ field …

This article describes which actions to take if any false positive is suspected due to Fortinet AWS WAF managed rules on AWS WAF v2 and steps to follow in order to share the required information to confirm a false positive. It also suggests further actions to mitigate the False positive. Scope FortiWeb. Solution Fortinet AWSWAF …

This article describes how to solve an issue where configuring an Internet service to permit SSL VPN web mode traffic to the Internet using ISDB (Internet Service Database) results in failures. Users may experience ‘Access Denied’ errors and see the message ‘The proxy server could not handle the request. Scope FortiGate. Solution The FortiGate SSL …

This article explains why the expiry date is displayed as 19691231 in fortiguard-message info. Scope FortiGate. Solution See the CLI output: This expiry date is displayed on devices that have never registered a paid SMS license. If SMS is used, check whether it is a free SMS credit provided when a FortiToken mobile license is …

This article describes that Port change in Saml IDP General settings is not supported. Scope FortiAuthenticator. Solution The default SAML IDP port 443 cannot be changed. SAML TCP/443: Incoming Ports Even if it is attempted as below, by specifying a port number in Saml IDP General settings, it is not supported: config user saml edit …

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