Description | This article describes how to fix the fatal configuration error caused by an unrecognized keyword in TACACS+ configuration. |
Scope | FortiAuthenticator. |
Solution |
Upon configuration of TACACS+ on FortiAuthenticator, the following errors can be seen if the configuration includes any spaces in TACACS+ services, as this is known to crash the service.
wauth tac_plus[49497]: Error Detected fatal configuration error. Exiting.
It is recommended to avoid space in TACACS+ service configuration. |
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