Description |
This article describes how to enable backend-shell access in FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer. Sometimes, it is necessary to log in to the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer backend shell to execute some commands, for example, executing curl to check the reachability status of the backend servers. |
Scope | FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer |
Solution |
1) By default, the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer does not grant shell access and the following message will be shown:
FMG01 # execute shell
2) Check the system admin settings on FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer:
FMG01 # get system admin setting shell-access : disable
3) The shell-access needs to be enabled via the following CLI commands on FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer:
FMG01 # config system admin setting (setting) set shell-access enable (setting)# end
4) Perform the following to verify if the command has been implemented successfully:
FMG01 # get system admin setting shell-access : enable
5) Access the backend-shell again:
FMG01 # execute shell |
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