Created on
‎10-21-2024
10:19 PM
Edited on
‎09-24-2025
01:01 PM
By
gagandeeps
| Description | This article describes the issue where the SSL VPN daemon (sslvpnd) crashes with a Signal 11 (segmentation fault) when an 'SSL VPN watchdog timeout' is reported. |
| Scope | FortiGate v7.0.12, 7.0.14, v7.2.7, v7.2.8, v7.2.10. |
| Solution |
The slowness of the SSL VPN process is reported by the log entry 'SSL VPN watchdog timeout'.
The following log messages can be found in the System Events and Crashlog output. Navigate to Log & Report -> System Events -> General System Events:
diagnose debug crashlog read
This issue has been resolved in FortiOS versions 7.2.11, 7.4.7, 7.4.8, and 7.6.0. Note: The sslvpnd process can be killed (fnsysctl killall sslvpnd) as a temporary workaround. It is recommended to restart the process during off-business hours to avoid any impact. The system will automatically restart the process, clearing session-related data, including the access control cache.
Related article: Technical Tip: Find and restart/kill a process on a FortiGate by the process ID (PID) via pidof |
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