syslogd setting

Log & Report

 

 

syslogd setting

Note: The only command keyword for syslog setting that is not represented in the web- based manager is the facility keyword.

Use this command to configure log settings for logging to a remote syslog server.

You can configure the FortiGate unit to send logs to a remote computer running a syslog server.

Command syntax pattern

config log syslogd setting set <keyword> <variable>

config log syslogd setting unset <keyword>

get log syslogd setting

show log syslogd setting

log syslogd setting command keywords and variables

Keywords and

Description

Default

Availability

variables

 

 

 

csv

Enter enable to enable the FortiGate unit

disable

All models.

{disable enable}

to produce the log in Comma Separated

 

 

Value (CSV) format. If you do not enable

 

 

 

CSV format the FortiGate unit produces

 

 

 

plain text files.

 

 

facility {alert

Enter the facility type. Also known as

local7

All models.

audit auth

message category, facility indicates from

 

 

authpriv clock

which part of the system a log message

 

 

originated. Facility can also be used to

 

 

cron daemon

route messages to different files. Facility

 

 

ftp kernel

types are described in Table 32.

 

 

local0 local1

 

 

 

local2 local3

 

 

 

local4 local5

 

 

 

local6 local7

 

 

 

lpr mail news

 

 

 

ntp syslog

 

 

 

user uucp}

 

 

 

port

Enter the port number for communication

514

All models.

<port_integer>

with the syslog server.

 

 

server

Enter the IP address of the syslog server

No default.

All models.

<address_ipv4>

that stores the logs.

 

 

status

Enter enable to enable logging to a

disable

All models.

{disable enable}

remote syslog server.

 

 

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