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jefazo92
Explorer II
November 20, 2024
Question

Why can I not use Fortigate hostname to log in with SSH?

  • November 20, 2024
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Hi, I would like to use my Fortigate hostname to login into the device using SSH (e.g. Username@hostname). However, PuTTy gives me an error when I try it this way. Is there a setting or command I must enable to allow me to login in this manner?

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dingjerry_FTNT
Staff
Staff
November 20, 2024

Hi @jefazo92 ,

 

This has nothing to do with FortiGate.  You need to ensure your local machine (the SSH client) can resolve the FortiGate hostname to an IP.

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