FortiClient macOS "on_connect" script executes before connection is established

[wdy_hschroeder]

I wanted to use the on_connect script in the FortiClient to connect an smb share after the connection is established as shown here. But the command is executed before the connection is established. After my command failed the connection is shown as established in FortiClient. I tried to execute the command in the background but failed to do so.

                    <on_connect>
                        <script>
                            <os>mac</os>
                            <script>
                                echo "" &amp; sleep 4; /usr/bin/osascript -e 'mount volume "smb://ssldemo.fortinet.com/installers"'
                            </script>
                        </script>
                    </on_connect>

Environment:
MacOS 14.6.1
FortiClient 7.4.0.1645
SSL-VPN via SAML SSO using the external browser as user-agent

[rymonds44]

The issue arises because the on_connect script in FortiClient runs before the VPN connection is fully established, causing your SMB share command to fail. To address this, you can use a small script that introduces a delay or continuously checks for the connection to be active before executing your SMB command. Here's an example using a loop in PowerShell

 If you are downloading a rage game on PC

This script waits for the server to respond before mapping the SMB share. Replace placeholders with your server and credentials, and set this script as your on connect command. This ensures the command runs only after the VPN connection is fully established.