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Article Id 241412
Description This article explains how to fix an issue in FortiGate where the Email Generated Reports button is grayed out.
Scope FortiGate, FortiOS
Solution

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In new versions of FortiOS, issues may be faced with accessing local reports under the Log & Report section. For example, the following message may be seen even when the email service has already been configured in the GUI:


'You must configure an email messaging server in your system settings, and configure a username in your alert email settings before enabling this option.'

 

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To fix this, navigate to System -> Feature Visibility, enable Email Collection and select Apply:

 

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After that, from the CLI:

 

# config alertemail setting
set username username@domain-name  

 

Change the username to the desired username in the email service, or an existing email in the mail server.

After this change, the previously disabled button becomes active:

 

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Related articles:

- Administration Guide | FortiGate / FortiOS 7.0.9 | Fortinet Documentation Library

- Technical Tip: Local Reports - Fortinet Community

 

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