| Description | This article describes how to troubleshoot the Persistent Agent Credentials window pop-up on Windows. |
| Scope | FortiNAC, Persistent Agent. |
| Solution |
After the Persistent Agent establishes communication with FortiNAC, the FortiNAC requests the PA to log in through a pop-up window.
FortiNAC requested the login credentials from the device:
2025-12-12 15:24:42 UTC :: Received,req=6305,resp=0,Login,fnac76.eb.lab
The Persistent Agent responded with the credentials:
A similar result can also be checked in 'C:\ProgramData\Bradford Networks\generatl.txt'.
FortiNAC requested the login credentials from the device and the pop-up appears:
2025-12-12 15:24:42 UTC :: constructFromBufer verb = Login
The Persistent Agent responded with the credentials:
2025-12-12 15:26:06 UTC :: IPC Verb = AUTH
If the pop-up window takes too much time to be requested by FortiNAC, it may be necessary to check the CPU and memory utilization of the FortiNAC.
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