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FortiClient SSL VPN Stuck at 98% on Windows 10 then Immediately Disconnects


Recently most of the users are face that FortiClient VPN reach to 98% and sudden disconnecting. This issue is not solve even after the restart.


This happened due to recent Windows update and there is only one solution to fixed it.


Once you reinstall the FortiClient SSL VPN software this issue can be fixed. Unless it dint worked and you can't connect to the VPN.

How to Setup Samba File Shares in Linux – Quick and Easy

 


First of all if you didn't install the Samba, please use the below command to install it.

sudo apt update

sudo apt install samba

And you can check it whether it install or not using the below command.

whereis samba

If it successfully install you can get the some output related to the Samba, if not there is no output to visible.


Before config the Samba in your Linux environment, please backup your previous Samba configuration file if you already have the some Samba sharing settings. if not you can start it as the fresh configuration.


Please use the below command to backup the already having Samba configuration file.

sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.orig

As a second step please create the folder you want share using the Samba,

mkdir /<path>/<FolderName>/

Now we can assign the permission for folder.

sudo chmod -R 0775 /<path>/<FolderName>

If you want you can check the permission using below command.

sudo chown -R nobody:nogroup /<path>/<FolderName>

Finally we need to configure the directory as a share using Samba configuration file.

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

It is locate the above path and you can open it using the above command.

Please add the below settings to the configuration file.

[FolderName]

comment = FolderName

path = /<path>/<FolderName>

public = yes

writable = yes

guest ok = yes

browsable = yes

read only = no

force user = nobody

Then press "Ctrl-O" to save it and "Ctrl-X" to exit from the nano text editor.

After that we need to restart the Samba and please use the below command to restart it.

sudo systemctl restart smbd

or

sudo service smbd restart

Now you can access it from your Windows or Linux environment using the below commands.

Windows,

\\ip-address\<FolderName>

Linux,

smb://ip-address/<FolderName>


The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relationship.

 


When the above error appeared before the login that means your computer is no longer communicate with the domain and you have to re add it.

Please follow the below instruction to re added the computer.

  • Login as a Administrator
  • Go to "About you PC"

  • Select "Rename this PC(advance)"

  • Select "Network ID..."

  • Select the "This computer is part of a business network: I use it to connect to other computers at work" and Next.

  • Select "My company uses a network with a domain" and select Next.

  • Select "Next".

  • Type the username / password and domain name and then click Next. (This should be administrator's domain adding account credentials)

  • Click on "Yes"

  • Select "Do not add a domain user account" and Select Next.

  • Select Finish.

  • Select the "Restart Now" and please login and check after the restart.

How do I fix a Repeated Password Prompt in Outlook?

 


If the above window always appeared,

  • Check the Password or Username is correct or not,
    • If you are using the App Password and you enter the normal login password this will be always prompt until you enter the correct App Password.
  • Password is expired or not,
  • login account is disabled or expired.

The above all checked and still you appeared the above window, there might be Credential Manager issue in windows. To avoid that please follow the below instructions.

  • Go to Control Panel

  • Select Credential Manager
  • Select Windows Credentials.
  • Select outlook.office365.com.
  • Select Remove.



  • Click OK and restart the computer.
  • After restart the computer, open the Outlook and give the password.

Please note that, don't do this while open the outlook and make sure to close all the Outlook windows before remove the credentials.

How to Install a Software as an Administrative Privilege? - Quick Assist

 

If you have the remote privilege you cannot pass the administrative credentials to users windows unless user login as the administrator user account.

But there is one method to do it specially when you have to install the software in user's computer.

Please follow the my previous blog post to remote connect to the user computer.

How to use the Quick Assist

After that, 

  • Shift+Right Click on the software
  • Select “Run as different user

  • Give the Administrative credential as below and install it.

If the additional windows appeared in the users windows to approve it, please aske user to approve it.



How to use the Quick Assist

 

Please follow the below steps.

  • Open Quick Assist tool.
  • Click on “Assist another person
  • Sign in with your password.
  • Give the security code to user.
  • User need to enter that code in “Code from assistant” & click on “Share screen

  • Select “Take full control” and click on “Continue
  • User need to click on “Allow

If the above task are done, you can see the users windows as the follows.


Complete Guide of FortiClient EMS

 


FortiClient EMS is paid version with more features to control your endpoint devices of your organization. There has several features and here I mentioned the basic explanation of each and every features.

  • Zero Trust Telemetry
This show us the your endpoint device is connect to the FortiEMS server and it is always connected and cannot disconnect without the pin code provide by the System Administrator. This is always connected either you use the personal internet source or organizational internet source. 


  • Remote Access
This is the normal VPN connected tab and you can use your login credential to login your organizational access. 


  • Sandbox Detection
This feature always check you mail attachments and saved documents if the it has virus or not. This is upload your document to there server and check it and redownload to your endpoint device before you open it or saved it.

This might be increase of data usage in your internet package and it is slower your computer performance. 


  • Web Filter
This is filtering your web access either you connected to the organizational internet source or personal internet source. And it is monitor all your internet activity through the organizational server and there are no any privacy and user have to be careful regarding that. 


  • Application Firewall
This is the firewall monitor the activity in your endpoint device.


  • Vulnerability Scan
This can be schedule to check the vulnerabilities in your endpoint device and it is faction as the virus guard. 

Microsoft Teams White Window Issue


Some users are experiences the white window in Microsoft Teams cause by several issues.
  • If your account is in a domain environment,
    • Password expire, 
    • Account locked will cause to get white window in Teams.
    • Teams not get your credential properly (To avoid that follow the below instruction).
In that above situation web view might be working under your cloud policy but not working in a PC.
  • If not,
    • Internet connection is not fast enough.
    • Your account is not registered under "Emails & Accounts".
      • Windows Key/Settings/Accounts/Emails & Accounts (Windows 10)
    • Teams not get your credential properly,
      • To avoid that Sign-out and Sign-in
        • Using right click on the "Teams" icon in the task bar.

And make sure your Microsoft Teams is up to date to prevent the several issues.

Difference Between "Trust Relationship..." and "No logon Server..."


There is a major difference between the "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed" and "There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request". Most of the time people think the both errors are coming when the computer is removed from the Domain. It is completely wrong and the both errors have their own possible cause to show that.

 The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
  • Administrator removed from the AD.
  • Last 30 days not synchronizing with the AD (This is vary from the 30 days to 3 month).
    • Network failure.
    • Power failure.
  • System restores
  • Windows issue
  • Windows updates issue

There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request
  • This issue came only through the not having the connection between PC and the Ad either no network or a WiFi in a domain environment. 
  • If the other user need to logon to PC, make sure have the network or WiFi in the domain environment. If you have the internet but not in a domain environment you can't login and you end-up with the above error.
  • If the user previously login to that PC, but if user end-up with the above error in not connection with domain environment,
    • User change their password after login to that PC and after that never login to that PC.
      • That mean computer is identified the user is change their password but not logon to that PC. 
    • User profile crash.

How to Access Shareable Drives of the Domain Environment from the Work-group or Personal Computers - FortiClient


There is more possible reason to you din't have the company Laptop, Company Laptop was out of battery, Laptop din't working, you forget to bring it home or company laptop was unexpectedly removed from the Domain. In that situation your intimidate boss required the special document at the company file server to re edit and if you have your own personal computer, there is much easier way to do it.

If your company use the Fortinet Firewall, you can download the "FortiClient" VPN from their official site. If not you can download the required VPN client software according to your company Firewall and installed it. If you din't know the settings of the VPN client software, you can contact your IT support.

  • Download and install the VPN Client software.
  • Connect to the VPN using your company login credentials. (Make sure before you have access to the company VPN)
  • Windows+R
  • Type your file server name or a IP address and click on the "OK". Please follow the below format,
    • \\FileServer (If you know the name)
    • \\199.99.9.9 (If you know the IP address)


  • Then you will be prompt the login windows.
    • User name: YourDoman\YourUserName (Ford.com\SamanthaB)
    • Password: Company login password 
  • Click on the "OK"
If you follow the above instruction, you can successfully access to the your file servers.

Administrator Privileges and Elevation (UAC) - AnyDesk


AnyDesk is provide the administration privileged and elevation when launch a program that prompts with "Do you want to allow this App to make changes to your device". 


When you have the a above windows click on the "Retry" button. Then will prompt the UAC window which you can provide the administration privileged.


If you provide the administration credentials correctly, will appear the windows application prompt window.

There is one way to make sure that you can appear the above UAC window using option menu at the AnyDesk menu bar.


Actions Menu with no option to request elevation, indicating AnyDesk to already be installed on the client PC. If not you have to click on the "Request elevation" to to install it and get the UAC prompt window.

Simple and Reliable Screen Recorder Google Chrome Web Extension


This is the really simple but very effective screen recording Google Chrome Extension with the desktop screen recording facility.

This extension is provide the record to entire screen including your desktop / specific application or a specific TAB with audio.

In addition to that it is provide the unlimited recording time with high quality.

The video format is "webm" and playback support with the VLC player / KM Player.

Click Here to Add the Google Chrome Extension.

Please follow the below instruction to operate it.