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September 15, 2025
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SSH Fortigate blocked only for admin accounts

  • September 15, 2025
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I am having issues with SSH access on Fortigate.

When I log in via LDP, it works correctly.
However, when I use a "local account," I get the following error on Fortigate after entering the username:

Administrator pam login failed from ssh(XXXXX) because of blocked IP

I should mention that I am using the "Restrict login to trusted hosts" option with the correct IP already configured, and the IP shown in the log as failed does not match the one I am accessing from. Could you help me understand what is happening?

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jiahoong112
Staff
Staff
September 15, 2025

Does SSH to the FortiGate work without Trusted Host configured? 

Is SSH Administrative Access enabled on the FortiGate's interface?

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