Panorama WEB-UI not accessable due to the error "500 INTERNAL SERVER" or "403 Forbidden"
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Created On 03/30/22 19:51 PM - Last Modified 04/23/24 03:47 AM
Symptom
- When trying to access the Panorama WEB-UI, The page will display either a "403 Forbidden" error or "500 INTERNAL SERVER" error.
- While accessing the CLI, an error message is seen "Critical processes (configd) are down. Please try again later."
Environment
- Any Panorama.
- PAN-OS 10.1.0 till 10.1.5
Cause
This is due to the process running out of file descriptors.
Resolution
- This issue fixed in PAN-OS 10.1.6 and 10.2.0 or later versions under PAN-187829. Refer PAN-OS Addressed Issues
- The workaround is to restart the backend cms webserver process from the Panorama CLI. This will reset the web backend process for Panorama.
debug software restart process web-backend-cms
Note: "web-backend-cms" is the Web backend server process for Panorama