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October 18, 2025

Troubleshooting Tip: Error 500 during self-Device Enrollment within self-service portal

  • October 18, 2025
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Description This article describes how to diagnose an error that the FortiAuthenticator can generate when an administrator executes the Self Device Enrollment process in the self-service portal.
Scope FortiAuthenticator v6.6.x.
Solution

The administrator tries the Device Self-enrollment process:

  1. Enable legacy portal.
  2. Under Legacy Self-service portal -> Device Self-enrollment, enable the feature.
  3. Log in to the legacy portal with a regular user.
  4. Select 'Create New' for device enrollment

 

The FortiAuthenticator displays error 500 during the process.

 

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In the Web Server debug, it is possible to see the next output: 

 

error django.request log 16565 140104076154560 Internal Server Error: /admin/userportal/portaldevicecert/add/

 

The issue could be related to bug 1150154; the fix will be available in v6.6.7.

 

Note:

Open a TAC ticket if the issue remains in v6.6.7. 

 

Related article:

Technical Tip: How to create a ticket for Fortinet TAC 

 

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