Technical Tip: Enable Secure Shell in FortiAnalyzer v5.4
Description
This article describes one of the modifications made in FortiAnalyzer version 5.4, which is that the secure shell can only be activated by using the CLI.
Scope
FortiAnalyzer v5.4 and above.
Shell-access is no longer possible on 7.4.1 and higher releases.
Solution
With the default settings, access to shell will give the following message:
execute shell
Shell disabled.
Shell disabled.
Use the following commands to enable shell on the FortiAnalyzer:
config system admin setting
set shell-access enable
Enter new password: *****
Confirm new password: *****
Enter new password: *****
Confirm new password: *****
end
Afterwards, shell will be enabled:
execute shell
Enter password:
sh-4.3#
sh-4.3#
Enter password:
sh-4.3#
sh-4.3#
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