Description |
This article describes that FortiGate might give an error when deleting the 'Block Malware' external connector from the Security Fabric even when it has no references.
The reference window shows no result:
When trying to delete the connector we get the following error:
The external connector can be seen in the CLI with the following commands:
config system external-resource
The same error appears even if it is tried via CLI:
'Cannot delete a used external resource. |
Scope | FortiGate. |
Solution |
The Solution to this issue is to make the following changes to all the anti-virus security profiles in the FortiGate:
config antivirus profile edit default <----- This should be done for all anti-virus profiles set external-blocklist-enable-all disable end
There will be hidden antivirus profiles and can only be found on CLI as follows :
config antivirus profile After making these changes, it is possible to delete the external connector |
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