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Chapter18 Managing System Ad ministration Configurations
Configuring Logs
Configuring Global Logging Categories
To view and configure global logging categories:
Step1 Select System Administration > Configuration > Log Configuration > Logging Categories >
Global.
The Logging Categories page appears; from here, you can view the logging categories.
Step2 Click the name of the logging category you want to configure; or, click the radio button next to the name
of the logging category you want to configure and click Edit.
Step3 Complete the fields as described in Table 18-20.
If you have completed your configuration, proceed to Step 6.
Step4 To configure a remote syslog target, click the Remote Syslog Target and proceed to Step 5.
Step5 Complete the Remote Syslog Target fields as described in Table18-21:
Table18-20 Global: General Page
Option Descriptions
Configure Log Category
Log Severity For diagnostic logging categories, use the drop-down list box to select the
severity level. (For audit and accounting categories, there is only one severity,
NOTICE, which cannot be modified.) Valid options are:
•FATAL—Emergency. ACS is not usable and you must take action
immediately.
•ERROR—Critical or error condition.
•WARN—Normal, but significant condition. (Default)
•INFO—Informational message.
•DEBUG—Diagnostic bug message.
Configure Local Setting for Category
Log to Local Target Check to enable logging to the local target.
For administrative and operational audit logging category types, logging to
local target is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
Local Target is
Critical
Usable for accounting and for AAA audit (passed authentication) logging
category types only. Check the check box to make this local target the critical
target.
For administrative and operational audit logging category types, the check box
is checked by default and cannot be unchecked; the local target is the critical
target.
Configure Logged Attributes
—Display only. All attributes are logged to the local target.