| Description | This article describes an issue where error message'unregister_netdevice: waiting for <Dialup_VPN_Name> to become free. Usage count = 1'is shown on comlog or console output, potentially causing device inaccessibility and VPN tunnel disruptions. |
| Scope | FortiGate v7.2.8, v7.2.9, v7.2.10, v7.4.4. |
| Solution |
When the error message is shown on the comlog output, for example:
FW-HUB-01 # diag debug comlog read --- COMLOG TIME: 2024-04-10 11:00:00 --- --- COMLOG TIME: 2024-04-10 12:00:00 --- --- COMLOG TIME: 2024-04-10 13:00:00 --- --- COMLOG TIME: 2024-04-10 14:00:00 --- This can lead to the iked process remaining in D status and httpsd daemon has multiple parallel processes in D status causing some GUI pages to not load (in some cases FortiGate is inaccessible) and VPN tunnels to stop working. config vpn ipsec phase1-interface edit VPN_BRANCH end end
For a detailed understanding of the net-device functionality, refer to this related KB article: Technical Tip: Understanding the net-device feature in FortiGate ADVPN Implementation
This issue has been resolved in v7.2.11, v7.4.5 and v7.6.0.
Related document: Resolved issues-7.4.5 |
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