Forticlient 5.6.1 and FortiEMS 1.2.2 is OUT!!

[Sebastiaan_Koopmans]

Forticlient 5.6.1 and EMS 1.2.2 is out...

We are going to upgrade tonight and will let you now the feedback

[SteveG · Accepted solution]

Creating the 5.6.1 installer works, well it's listed and downloadable. However pushing the 5.6.1 install via EMS to a client PC broke FortiClient completely. The install ran but when the laptop rebooted FC had disappeared completely, looks like the uninstall of the previous client worked but the 5.6.1 install failed. So I rebooted the laptop and downloaded the 5.6.1 installer from the EMS server but when running it get "The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package". Now manually installing 5.4.4 build created by EMS. Once that's installed I'll reboot and try 5.6.1 again.

See attached screen grab.

[SteveG · Accepted solution]

I've just done the same! Ticket No. 2440807

[Jeroen_Nieuwenbroek · Accepted solution]

did the same here: ticket number 2440851 .  Rescheduled the installer to start at 11:50PM

[Sebastiaan_Koopmans · Accepted solution]

Ticketnr: 2440804

Answer: 

This issue is already reported to our Engineering with BUG ID: 0458950, please for now keep on hold to upgrade the clients from EMS.

Will get back to you as soon as I get further information. 

[Jeroen_Nieuwenbroek · Accepted solution]

[size="4"]For now, set the permission on the shared folder to avoid the clients to update.[/size]

(Deny read access for 'everybody' .)

[neonbit · Accepted solution]

Yup it's a known bug, there's a customer support bulletin available explaining it, looks like the fix will be out in 5.6.2 due for release on Nov 13th.

Customer Support Bulletin CSB-171110-1 FortiClient 5.6.1 Installation Package Failure 2017-11-10 Subject: FortiClient 5.6.1 Installation Package Failure Released: 2017-11-10 Modified: 2017-11-10  Product: FortiClient 5.6.1

Description:

Upon creation of a FortiClient 5.6.1 installation package when created by the Enterprise Management Server (EMS), the package encounters an error.  The issue occurs if EMS downloads FortiClient 5.6.1 from the FortiGuard network.  When the error occurs, EMS displays the following message:

"The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2711.”

Possibly Affected Products:

FortiClient 5.6.1

Remedy:

FortClient 5.6.2 will correct this issue and will be released by 13th November

[tlwisner]

I'll be testing the 5.6.2 rollout this morning.  I wish I has tested the 5.6.1 which just removed most of my clients.

[Phuoc_Ngo]

We upgrade to EMS 1.2.2 and Foriticlient version got upgrade to 5.6.2.  The issue we encounter is users does not have the option to enter their username and password under IPsec VPN tunnel. Support confirmed there is a known bug on EMS 1.2.2.  Anyone experience the same issue on IPsec VPN tunnel. 

Below is the support response and the bug number.

"we seen a bug 0439370 reported for not able to seeing username on Forticlient for ipsec connection as configuration sent through EMS."

[midnightz]

Phuoc Ngo wrote:

We upgrade to EMS 1.2.2 and Foriticlient version got upgrade to 5.6.2.  The issue we encounter is users does not have the option to enter their username and password under IPsec VPN tunnel. Support confirmed there is a known bug on EMS 1.2.2.  Anyone experience the same issue on IPsec VPN tunnel. 

Below is the support response and the bug number.

"we seen a bug 0439370 reported for not able to seeing username on Forticlient for ipsec connection as configuration sent through EMS."

Yep... there's always a "bug" that will break every VPN user when updating the EMS.  I had the same issue with the creds boxes missing.  You have to enable the xauth part in the vpn tunnel in your profile.  Under your profile that your pushing > VPN tab > vpn tunnels, edit tunnel > advanced settings > click enable XAuth.  

[Jeroen_Nieuwenbroek · Accepted solution]

[size="4"]For now, set the permission on the shared folder to avoid the clients to update.[/size]

(Deny read access for 'everybody' .)

[Sebastiaan_Koopmans]

We dont use the auto update function so for us no problem ..... only thing is that i cant use the latest 5.6.1 client if i want to install..... (offcource i can download the client from support page but then you dont have settings or specific features etc) and the forticonfigurator 5.6.1 is not available yet on FNDN so.... :( 

I Think support nows now that we have found an bug :)

[Jeroen_Nieuwenbroek]

Upgrading from version 5.6.0 with FortiClientSetup_5.6.1_x64.exe gives me an error: The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2711.

Eventviewer gives a little hint:

Product: FortiClient -- The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2711. The arguments are: Feature_WanAcceleration, , (NULL) (NULL) (NULL) (NULL) (NULL) 7B35313539393333422D444339352D343246312D383233332D3042383246423441423534337D

History / Steps to reproduce

Today i received a message from EMS:  FortiClients (5.6.1, 5.6.1) are now available for deployment.

In my deployment folder I copied: FortiClientSetup_5.6.1_x64.exe to a test PC and started the installer.

OS Windows 7, EMS version 1.2.1.0394

[SteveG]

Looks like a bug as there's a few of us with the same problem.

[rcheesman]

Where did you download it from?  We can only see the release notes.  The installer is not there to be downloaded.  Neither is 5.6.1.  I think they were both pulled.  Maybe due to all of the new bugs?

[Sebastiaan_Koopmans]

i checked it and indeed Forticlient 5.6.1 and EMS 1.2.2 is gone??¿¿ ..... i have him both :p

5.6.0 is still available instead...

[rcheesman]

I have 1.2.1 and it has bugs.  I was hoping 1.2.2 would squash them.  I guess I have to wait again.