Created on
11-28-2023
01:25 AM
Edited on
08-27-2025
12:37 AM
By
Jean-Philippe_P
This article describes how to fix the license expiration issue when FortiDeceptor is in production and not a new deployment.
FortiDeceptor.
This situation can happen when there is an issue in the license file, and for some reason, the license file itself has expired inside the unit, and sometimes the GUI does not allow the user to upload a new license file in such a situation.
In this case, follow the steps below:
Run the below command:
vm-firmware-license -s<server ip> -t[scp|ftp] -u<user name> -p<password> -f<license filename> --> The full path of the license file.
Example:
vm-firmware-license -s192.168.1.100 -tftp -ufdc -pfortinet_fdc -ffdc_lice.lic
Note:
Re-uploading the license file will not fix the problem because it will not replace the old one; it requires deleting it and re-uploading it again.
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