Technical Tip: How to automatically delete unused expired accounts and devices

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Description	This article describes how to automatically delete unused expired accounts and devices.
Scope	FortiGuest v2.2.1-build0317.
Solution	This article will demonstrate how to purge unused expired accounts and devices, as well as how to verify that the purge was done correctly. How to automatically delete unused expired accounts and devices. Log in to the FortiGuest admin portal and go to: System -> Data Retention Policy. Under Data Retention Policy, select Enable. Cut off Days: Enter '0' (0 will purge immediately). Policy: Choose Delete only (it is also possible to choose to archive on a FTP/SFTP server and delete). Select OK (to save the configuration). After saving, select Execute Now (to purge data). Data Retention Policy configuration to purge unused expired registered devices and accounts How to verify that the purge was done correctly To verify that the purge has been done correctly, go to Accounts -> Manage Accounts. The picture below shows the account list before the purge: Account list before Purge The picture below shows the registered device list before the purge: Registered device list before Purge After running <Execute Now>, the following is the new account list: Account list after Purge And the following is the new registered device list: Device list showing empty after purge Note: This procedure only applies to expired accounts whose lifetime has expired. This procedure will also delete expired registered devices whose lifetime has expired.