Troubleshooting Tip: FortiGate is receiving system events of FortiGuard web filter expired

[akileshc]

Description	This article describes how to resolve the issue of FortiGate receiving system events of FortiGuard Web Filter expired even though no web filter license is activated. It provides a step-by-step guide to disable the web filter and resolve the issue.
Scope	FortiGate.
Solution	Event Logs: To resolve the issue of FortiGate receiving system events of FortiGuard Web Filter expired even though no Web filter license is activated, follow these steps: CLI Syntax: config system fortiguard     set webfilter-force-off "enable" <Default: webfilter-force-off will be set to disable>     enable Turn off the FortiGuard web filtering service.     disable Allow the FortiGuard web filtering service to operate. end To verify: diagnose debug rating Locale       : english Service      : Web-filter Status       : Disable After disabling the web filter, the system events of FortiGuard Web Filter expiration should stop.