Description |
This article describes an issue where the CLI console fails to load when logging in with the user account sso-forticloud-admin. However, the console functions properly when logging in with accounts other than sso-forticloud-admin. The error message displayed is: 'Connection lost. Press Enter to start a new session.'. |
Scope | FortiGate v7.4, v7.6. |
Solution |
The issue persists even after performing the following steps:
Technical Tip: Fix CLI console from FortiGate GUI
To check on the GUI, refer to this document: FortiGate administrator log in using FortiCloud single sign-on. It can be verified as below from CLI:
config system global set admin-forticloud-sso-login enable/disable end
When accessing the CLI console using the sso-forticloud-admin account, the following output is displayed:
This issue has been resolved in FortiOS v7.6.4. If the administrator does not enter any commands in the CLI console for 3–4 minutes while accessing it through FortiCloud, the console times out and displays 'Connection Lost. Please press Enter to start a new session', which is the expected behavior. |
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