| Description | This article explains the behavior of the 'update-time' command value seen under 'config authentication setting' in the FortiGate CLI. |
| Scope | All FortiOS. |
| Solution |
In the FortiGate CLI under 'config authentication setting', there is a setting for 'update-time'. The value showing next to 'set update-time' indicates the last time any setting under 'config authentication setting' was modified. The value is presented in the following format: yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-day and hours:minutes:seconds):
FGT_3 (root) # config authentication setting FGT_3 (setting) # show
Note: The 'config authentication setting' command is vdom-specific, so if VDOMs are enabled in the FortiGate, the command must be preceded by the following commands:
config vdom
Even if the FortiGate is rebooted, the value will still show the date and timestamp of the last time that any setting under 'config authentication setting' was modified.
Below is a before-and-after example of making a configuration change under 'config authentication setting':
Before the change:
FGT_3 (root) # config authentication setting FGT_3 (setting) # show
After changing the value of the 'captive-portal-port' from its default value of 7830 to 7850:
FGT_3 (root) # config authentication setting FGT_3 (setting) # set captive-portal-port 7850 end
FGT_3 (root) # config authentication setting
As seen above, the 'update-time' value was updated to the timestamp of when the 'captive-portal-port' was changed. |
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