Fortigate Web Rating Override Not Working (Free Forever)

But it wasn’t working.

He logged in. There it was: . The URL was listed with a big green checkmark – “Allow.” The static filter was above the FortiGuard category list. It should have worked. fortigate web rating override not working

He fixed the DNS, forced a FortiGuard update via CLI ( execute update-now ), and watched the debug flow switch to: But it wasn’t working

It was 11:47 PM on a Friday. Marcus, the sole network admin for a mid-sized logistics company, was finally shutting down his laptop. His phone buzzed. It was Carla from HR. The URL was listed with a big green checkmark – “Allow

He cracked open a cold coffee from three hours ago and dug into the CLI. That’s when he saw it. A tiny, almost invisible line in the config webfilter profile :

set ovrd-permit – wait, no. That wasn't the issue.

“Marcus… the new sexual harassment training video is stuck. The LMS says ‘Category Blocked: Adult / Sex Education.’”