FortiGate
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rsondal
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Article Id 401836
Description This article explains an issue that occurs when upgrading a FortiGate device to FortiOS versions 7.6.3 or 7.4.8, or rebooting while running this firmware. Specifically, a custom IKE SAML port set as port 10443 will be reset to its default value after the upgrade or reboot.
Scope FortiGate v7.6.3, and v7.4.8.
Solution
  1. In this example, the IKE SAML port is 10443.

 

config system global
    set auth-ike-saml-port 10443
end

 

  1. Upgrading the FortiGate to firmware versions 7.6.3 or 7.4.8, or rebooting on that firmware, will result in the reset of the custom port 10443 to the default port.

FortiGate-71F # config system global
FortiGate-71F (global) # show
config system global
    set alias "FortiGate-71F"
    set gui-auto-upgrade-setup-warning disable
    set hostname "FortiGate-71F"
    set switch-controller enable
    set timezone "US/Pacific"
    set virtual-switch-vlan enable
end

FortiGate-SecuorCHIC-71F # config system global
FortiGate-SecuorCHIC-71F (global) # show | grep ike
FortiGate-SecuorCHIC-71F (global) #
FortiGate-SecuorCHIC-71F (global) # show full | grep ike
    set auth-ike-saml-port 1001

 

  1. Console cable connection will also show the error or warning after reboot of the firewall on v7.6.3 and v7.4.8 as well.

Booting OS...
Initializing firewall...

System is starting...
Starting system maintenance...
Scanning /dev/mmcblk0p1... (100%)
Scanning /dev/mmcblk0p3... (100%)
The config file may contain errors.
Please see details by the command 'diagnose debug config-error-log read'.


FortiGate-SecuorCHIC-71F login: admin
Password:
Verifying password...

Welcome!

WARNING: File System Check Recommended! An unsafe reboot may have caused an inconsistency in the disk drive.
It is strongly recommended that you check the file system consistency before proceeding.
Please run 'execute disk scan 259'
Note: The device will reboot and scan the disk during startup. This may take up to an hour.
FortiGate-SecuorCHIC-71F # diagnose debug config-error-log read
>>> "set" "auth-ike-saml-port" "10443" @ global.system.global:failed command (error -23)

 

  1. This issue is reported only when 'auth-ike-saml-port' is set to 10443.

  2. As a workaround, use any random port instead of 10443. As shown in the test below, there is no error or warning if a different custom port is used.

FortiGate-71F # config system global
FortiGate-71F (global) #
FortiGate-71F (global) # show
config system global
    set alias "FortiGate-71F"
    set auth-ike-saml-port 5467
    set gui-auto-upgrade-setup-warning disable
    set hostname "FortiGate-71F"
    set switch-controller enable
    set timezone "US/Pacific"
    set virtual-switch-vlan enable
end

The system is going down NOW !!

Please stand by while rebooting the system.
Restarting system.

FortiGate-71F (19:04-02.28.2022)
Ver:05000001
Serial number: FGT71FTK22001187
CPU: 1200MHz
Total RAM: 4 GB
Initializing boot device...
Initializing MAC... NP6XLITE#0
Please wait for OS to boot, or press any key to display configuration menu......

Booting OS...
Initializing firewall...

System is starting...

FortiGate-71F # diagnose debug config-error-log read

FortiGate-71F # config system global
FortiGate-71F (global) # show
config system global
    set alias "FortiGate-71F"
    set auth-ike-saml-port 5467
    set gui-auto-upgrade-setup-warning disable
    set hostname "FortiGate-71F"
    set switch-controller enable
    set timezone "US/Pacific"
    set virtual-switch-vlan enable
end

 

This issue has been resolved in v8.0.0 (scheduled to be released in February 2026). These timelines for firmware release are estimates and may be subject to change.

 

Related article:

Technical Tip: auth-ike-saml-port changed after device reboot