obsolete objects cannot be removed

[rivm]

Hi all,

I am trying to remove two obsolete objects
( see https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Obsolete-Microsoft-Teams-ISDB-objects-in-d... )

FW1 (internet-service~ame) # show | grep Microsoft-Teams.Published.Worldwide
edit "Microsoft-Teams.Published.Worldwide.Optimize"
edit "Microsoft-Teams.Published.Worldwide.Allow"

When deleting I get an error:
FW1 (internet-service~ame) # delete Microsoft-Teams.Published.Worldwide.Optimize
Internet Service default entry Microsoft-Teams.Published.Worldwide.Optimize could not be deleted.
command_cli_delete:7024 delete table entry Microsoft-Teams.Published.Worldwide.Optimize unset oper error ret=-651
Command fail. Return code -651

How can I resolve this ?
Background info : Firewall OS was at 7.2.7   we upgraded via 7.2.9, 7.2.11 to 7.4.8M
Both objects are not being referenced anymore. 

[Jean-Philippe_P]

Hello rivm, 

Thank you for using the Community Forum. I will seek to get you an answer or help. We will reply to this thread with an update as soon as possible. 

Thanks, 

[Markus_M]

Hey rivm,

this might help for checking against references that FortiGate might still have (for whichever reason).

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-Check-Referenced-Objects/ta-p/19481...
Additionally, run the command
diagnose debug config-error-log read
Example output:
FGT # diag debug config-error-log read
>>> "end" @ global.system.replacemsg.spam.smtp-spam-emailblock:failed command (error -56)
>>> "config" "system" "cluster-sync" @ global:command parse error (error -61)
>>> "set" "summary-proto" "smtp" "pop3" "imap" "http-get" "http-post" @ root.dlp.sensor.sniffer-profile:command parse error (error -61)
Time=2025-07-30 10:05:55 Version=70427.32025 ffdb_map_do_read_flash: ret=-5, FFDB Flash Error: version error
ffdb_map version mismatch, the Internet Service Database will automatically update
Time=2025-07-30 10:10:55 Version=00000.00000 ffdb_map_parse: ret=-3, FFDB Map Error: internal error
to see if there were any issues on the upgrades that concern these objects.