Log

You can download and save raw logs to the management computer. Raw logs are saved as a text file with the extension .log.gz.

The Logs page displays the following information:

Date/Time	The date and time the log was created.
Level	The logging level. See Logging Levels.
User	The user to which the log message relates. User can be a specific user or system.
Message	Detailed log message.

To download raw logs:

1. Go to Log > All Events and select a log.
2. In the toolbar, click Download Log.

To search the logs:

1. (Optional) Enable History Logs to search all logs accumulated in the system.
2. In the Search field enter some keywords. Partial results are displayed as you type.
3. Click the plus sign (+) to filter your results by column.

Sample raw logs file content

itime=1535413204 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:04 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=debug user=system ui=system action= status=success msg="SNMP TRAP sent out: Service=SSH AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=57190 VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=22 Operation=Established SSH connection Description=10.95.5.83 Username=NA Password=NA"

itime=1535413204 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:04 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=debug user=system ui=system action= status=success msg="SNMP TRAP sent out: Service=SSH AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=57190 VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=22 Operation=SSH connection closed Description=83ssh Username=83ssh Password=83ssh"

itime=1535413204 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:04 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=debug user=system ui=system action= status=success msg="SNMP TRAP sent out: Service=SSH AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=57190 VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=22 Operation=Authentication Failure Description=83ssh Username=83ssh Password=83ssh"

itime=1535413204 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:04 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=debug user=system ui=system action= status=success msg="SNMP TRAP sent out: Service=SAMBA AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=NA VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=445 Operation=Change to dir Description=/home/share/samba Username=83samba Password=83samba"

itime=1535413204 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:04 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=debug user=system ui=system action= status=success msg="SNMP TRAP sent out: Service=SAMBA AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=NA VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=445 Operation=Access path Description=samba Username=83samba Password=83samba"

itime=1535413204 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:04 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=debug user=system ui=system action= status=success msg="SNMP TRAP sent out: Service=SAMBA AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=NA VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=445 Operation=Disconnect net share Description=samba Username=83samba Password=83samba"

itime=1535413201 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:01 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=alert user=system ui=GUI action=update status=success msg="Service=SSH AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=57190 VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=22 Operation=SSH connection closed Description=83ssh Username=83ssh Password=83ssh"

itime=1535413201 date=2018-08-27 time=16:40:01 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=alert user=system ui=GUI action=update status=success msg="Service=SSH AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=57190 VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=22 Operation=Authentication Failure Description=83ssh Username=83ssh Password=83ssh"

itime=1535413198 date=2018-08-27 time=16:39:58 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=alert user=system ui=GUI action=update status=success msg="Service=SSH AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=57190 VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=22 Operation=Established SSH connection Description=10.95.5.83 Username=NA Password=NA"

itime=1535413198 date=2018-08-27 time=16:39:58 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=alert user=system ui=GUI action=update status=success msg="Service=SAMBA AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=NA VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=445 Operation=Disconnect net share Description=samba Username=83samba Password=83samba"

itime=1535413197 date=2018-08-27 time=16:39:57 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=alert user=system ui=GUI action=update status=success msg="Service=SAMBA AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=NA VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=445 Operation=Change to dir Description=/home/share/samba Username=83samba Password=83samba"

itime=1535413197 date=2018-08-27 time=16:39:57 logid=0106000001 type=event subtype=system pri=alert user=system ui=GUI action=update status=success msg="Service=SAMBA AttackerIp=10.95.5.83 AttackerPort=NA VictimIp=10.95.5.21 VictimPort=445 Operation=Access path Description=samba Username=83samba Password=83samba"

Logging Levels

FortiDeceptor log level can be Emergency (reserved), Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Information, or Debug. The following table provides example logs for each log level.

Log Level	Description	Example Log Entry
Alert	Immediate action is required.	Suspicious URL visit domain.com from 192.12.1.12 to 42.156.162.21:80.
Critical	Functionality is affected.	System database is not ready. A program should have started to rebuild it and it shall be ready after a while.
Error	An erroneous condition exists and functionality is probably affected.	Errors that occur when deleting certificates.
Warning	Functionality might be affected.	Submitted file AVSInstallPack.exe is too large: 292046088.
Information	General information about system operations.	LDAP server information that was successfully updated.
Debug	Detailed information for debugging.	Launching job for file. jobid=2726271637747836543 filename=log md5=ebe5ae2bec3b653c2970e8cec9f5f1d9 sha1=06ea6108d02513f0d278ecc8d443df86dac2885b sha256=d678da5fb9ea3ee20af779a4ae13c402585 ebb070edcf20091cb20509000f74b