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log

log

Use the following commands to configure log settings.

log alert

Use this command to configure log based alert settings.

Syntax

config system log alert

set max-alert-count <integer>

end

Variable

Description

max-alert-count <integer>

Maximum number of alerts supported (100 - 10000, default = 1000).

log interface-stats

Use this command to configure log based interface statistics settings.

Syntax

config system log interface-stats

set billing-report {enable | disable}

set retention-days <integer>

set sampling-interval <integer>

set status {enable | disable}

end

Variable

Description

billing-report {enable | disable}

Enable/disable billing report feature (default = disable).

retention-days <integer>

The number of days that interface data are stored (0 - 2000, default = 100)

sampling-interval <integer>

The interval in which interface data are received from FortiGate devices, in seconds (300 - 86400, default = 1200)

status {enable | disable}

Enable/disable interface statistics (default = enable).

log ioc

Use this command to configure log based IoC (Indicators of Compromise) settings.

Syntax

config system log ioc

set notification {enable | disable}

set notification-throttle <integer>

set rescan-max-runner <integer>

set rescan-run-at <integer>

set rescan-status {enable | disable}

set status {enable | disable}

end

Variable

Description

notification {enable | disable}

Enable/disable IoC notification (default = enable).

notification-throttle <integer>

Set the minute value for throttling the rate of IoC notifications (1 - 10080, default = 1440).

rescan-max-runner <integer>

Set the maximum number of concurrent IoC rescans (1 to CPU count, default = 8).

rescan-run-at <integer>

Set the hour of the day when IoC rescan runs (1 - 24, 0 = run immediately, default = 24).

rescan-status {enable | disable}

Enable/disable IoC rescan (default = enable).

status {enable | disable}

Enable/disable the IoC feature (default = enable).

log mail-domain

Use this command to configure FortiMail domain settings.

Syntax

config system log mail-domain

edit <id>

set devices <string>

set domain <string>

set vdom <string>

end

Variable

Description

<id>

The ID of the FortiMail domain.

devices <string>

The device IDs for domain to VDOM mapping, separated by commas (default = All_FortiMails).

For example: FEVM020000000000,FEVM020000000001

domain <string>

The FortiMail domain.

vdom <string>

The VDOM name that is mapping to the FortiMail domain.

log settings

Use this command to configure settings for logs.

Syntax

config system log settings

set browse-max-logfiles <integer>

set dns-resolve-dstip {enable | disable}

set download-max-logs <integer>

set FAC-custom-field1 <string>

set FAZ-custom-field1 <string>

set FCH-custom-field1 <string>

set FCT-custom-field1 <string>

set FDD-custom-field1 <string>

set FGT-custom-field1 <string>

set FMG-custom-field1 <string>

set FML-custom-field1 <string>

set FPX-custom-field1 <string>

set FSA-custom-field1 <string>

set FWB-custom-field1 <string>

set ha-auto-migrate {enable | disable}

set import-max-logfiles <integer>

set log-file-archive-name {basic | extended}

set sync-search-timeout <integer>

config {rolling-regular | rolling-local | rolling-analyzer}

set days {fri | mon| sat | sun | thu | tue | wed}

set del-files {enable | disable}

set directory <string>

set file-size <integer>

set gzip-format {enable | disable}

set hour <integer>

set ip <ipv4_address>

set ip2 <ipv4_address>

set ip3 <ipv4_address>

set log-format {csv | native | text}

set min <integer>

set password <passwd>

set password2 <passwd>

set password3 <passwd>

set port <integer>

set port2 <integer>

set port3 <integer>

set server-type {ftp | scp | sftp}

set upload {enable | disable}

set upload-hour <integer>

set upload-mode {backup | mirror}

set upload-trigger {on-roll | on-schedule}

set username <string>

set username2 <string>

set username3 <string>

set when {daily | none | weekly}

end

end

Variable

Description

browse-max-logfiles <integer>

Maximum number of log files for each log browse attempt, per ADOM (default = 10000).

dns-resolve-stip {enable | disable}

Enable/disable resolving destination IP by DNS (default = disable).

download-max-logs <integer>

Maximum number of logs for each log download attempt (default = 100000).

FAC-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FAZ-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FCH-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FCT-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FDD-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FGT-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FMG-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FML-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FPX-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FSA-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FWB-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

ha-auto-migrate {enable | disable}

Enabled/disable automatically merging HA member's logs to HA cluster (default = disable).

import-max-logfiles <integer>

Maximum number of log files for each log import attempt (default = 10000).

log-file-archive-name {basic | extended}

Log file name format for archiving.

  • basic: Basic format for log archive file name (default), for example:

    FGT20C0000000001.tlog.1417797247.log.

  • extended: Extended format for log archive file name, for example:

    FGT20C0000000001.2014-12-05-08:34:58.tlog.1417797247.log.

sync-search-timeout <integer>

The maximum amount of time that a log search session can run in synchronous mode, in seconds (1 - 86400, default = 60).

Variables for config {rolling-regular | rolling-local | rolling-analyzer} subcommand:

days {fri | mon| sat | sun | thu | tue | wed}

Log files rolling schedule (days of the week). When when is set to weekly, you can configure days, hour, and min values.

del-files {enable | disable}

Enable/disable log file deletion after uploading (default = disable).

directory <string>

The upload server directory (character limit = 127).

file-size <integer>

Roll log files when they reach this size, in megabytes (10 - 1000, default = 200).

gzip-format {enable | disable}

Enable/disable compression of uploaded log files (default = disable).

hour <integer>

The hour of the day that log files are rolled (0 - 23, default = 0).

ip <ipv4_address>

ip2 <ipv4_address>

ip3 <ipv4_address>

Upload server IPv4 addresses. Configure up to three servers.

log-format {csv | native | text}

Format of uploaded log files:

  • csv: CSV (comma-separated value) format.
  • native: Native format (text or compact) (default).
  • text: Text format (convert if necessary).

min <integer>

The minute of the hour that log files are rolled (0 - 59, default = 0).

password <passwd>

password2 <passwd>

password3 <passwd>

Upload server log in passwords (character limit = 128).

port <integer>

port2 <integer>

port3 <integer>

Upload server IP port number.

server-type {ftp | scp | sftp}

Upload server type (default = ftp).

upload {enable | disable}

Enable/disable log file uploads (default = disable).

upload-hour <integer>

The hour of the day that log files are uploaded (0 - 23, default = 0).

upload-mode {backup | mirror}

Configure upload mode with multiple servers. Servers are tried then used one after the other upon failure to connect.

  • backup: Servers are attempted and used one after the other upon failure to connect (default).
  • mirror: All configured servers are attempted and used.

upload-trigger {on-roll | on-schedule}

Event triggering log files upload:

  • on-roll: Upload log files after they are rolled (default).
  • on-schedule: Upload log files daily.

username <string>

username2 <string>

username3 <string>

Upload server log in usernames (character limit = 35).

when {daily | none | weekly}

Roll log files periodically:

  • daily: Roll log files daily.
  • none: Do not roll log files periodically (default).
  • weekly: Roll log files on certain days of week.

log

log

Use the following commands to configure log settings.

log alert

Use this command to configure log based alert settings.

Syntax

config system log alert

set max-alert-count <integer>

end

Variable

Description

max-alert-count <integer>

Maximum number of alerts supported (100 - 10000, default = 1000).

log interface-stats

Use this command to configure log based interface statistics settings.

Syntax

config system log interface-stats

set billing-report {enable | disable}

set retention-days <integer>

set sampling-interval <integer>

set status {enable | disable}

end

Variable

Description

billing-report {enable | disable}

Enable/disable billing report feature (default = disable).

retention-days <integer>

The number of days that interface data are stored (0 - 2000, default = 100)

sampling-interval <integer>

The interval in which interface data are received from FortiGate devices, in seconds (300 - 86400, default = 1200)

status {enable | disable}

Enable/disable interface statistics (default = enable).

log ioc

Use this command to configure log based IoC (Indicators of Compromise) settings.

Syntax

config system log ioc

set notification {enable | disable}

set notification-throttle <integer>

set rescan-max-runner <integer>

set rescan-run-at <integer>

set rescan-status {enable | disable}

set status {enable | disable}

end

Variable

Description

notification {enable | disable}

Enable/disable IoC notification (default = enable).

notification-throttle <integer>

Set the minute value for throttling the rate of IoC notifications (1 - 10080, default = 1440).

rescan-max-runner <integer>

Set the maximum number of concurrent IoC rescans (1 to CPU count, default = 8).

rescan-run-at <integer>

Set the hour of the day when IoC rescan runs (1 - 24, 0 = run immediately, default = 24).

rescan-status {enable | disable}

Enable/disable IoC rescan (default = enable).

status {enable | disable}

Enable/disable the IoC feature (default = enable).

log mail-domain

Use this command to configure FortiMail domain settings.

Syntax

config system log mail-domain

edit <id>

set devices <string>

set domain <string>

set vdom <string>

end

Variable

Description

<id>

The ID of the FortiMail domain.

devices <string>

The device IDs for domain to VDOM mapping, separated by commas (default = All_FortiMails).

For example: FEVM020000000000,FEVM020000000001

domain <string>

The FortiMail domain.

vdom <string>

The VDOM name that is mapping to the FortiMail domain.

log settings

Use this command to configure settings for logs.

Syntax

config system log settings

set browse-max-logfiles <integer>

set dns-resolve-dstip {enable | disable}

set download-max-logs <integer>

set FAC-custom-field1 <string>

set FAZ-custom-field1 <string>

set FCH-custom-field1 <string>

set FCT-custom-field1 <string>

set FDD-custom-field1 <string>

set FGT-custom-field1 <string>

set FMG-custom-field1 <string>

set FML-custom-field1 <string>

set FPX-custom-field1 <string>

set FSA-custom-field1 <string>

set FWB-custom-field1 <string>

set ha-auto-migrate {enable | disable}

set import-max-logfiles <integer>

set log-file-archive-name {basic | extended}

set sync-search-timeout <integer>

config {rolling-regular | rolling-local | rolling-analyzer}

set days {fri | mon| sat | sun | thu | tue | wed}

set del-files {enable | disable}

set directory <string>

set file-size <integer>

set gzip-format {enable | disable}

set hour <integer>

set ip <ipv4_address>

set ip2 <ipv4_address>

set ip3 <ipv4_address>

set log-format {csv | native | text}

set min <integer>

set password <passwd>

set password2 <passwd>

set password3 <passwd>

set port <integer>

set port2 <integer>

set port3 <integer>

set server-type {ftp | scp | sftp}

set upload {enable | disable}

set upload-hour <integer>

set upload-mode {backup | mirror}

set upload-trigger {on-roll | on-schedule}

set username <string>

set username2 <string>

set username3 <string>

set when {daily | none | weekly}

end

end

Variable

Description

browse-max-logfiles <integer>

Maximum number of log files for each log browse attempt, per ADOM (default = 10000).

dns-resolve-stip {enable | disable}

Enable/disable resolving destination IP by DNS (default = disable).

download-max-logs <integer>

Maximum number of logs for each log download attempt (default = 100000).

FAC-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FAZ-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FCH-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FCT-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FDD-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FGT-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FMG-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FML-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FPX-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FSA-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

FWB-custom-field1 <string>

Enter a name of the custom log field to index (character limit = 31).

ha-auto-migrate {enable | disable}

Enabled/disable automatically merging HA member's logs to HA cluster (default = disable).

import-max-logfiles <integer>

Maximum number of log files for each log import attempt (default = 10000).

log-file-archive-name {basic | extended}

Log file name format for archiving.

  • basic: Basic format for log archive file name (default), for example:

    FGT20C0000000001.tlog.1417797247.log.

  • extended: Extended format for log archive file name, for example:

    FGT20C0000000001.2014-12-05-08:34:58.tlog.1417797247.log.

sync-search-timeout <integer>

The maximum amount of time that a log search session can run in synchronous mode, in seconds (1 - 86400, default = 60).

Variables for config {rolling-regular | rolling-local | rolling-analyzer} subcommand:

days {fri | mon| sat | sun | thu | tue | wed}

Log files rolling schedule (days of the week). When when is set to weekly, you can configure days, hour, and min values.

del-files {enable | disable}

Enable/disable log file deletion after uploading (default = disable).

directory <string>

The upload server directory (character limit = 127).

file-size <integer>

Roll log files when they reach this size, in megabytes (10 - 1000, default = 200).

gzip-format {enable | disable}

Enable/disable compression of uploaded log files (default = disable).

hour <integer>

The hour of the day that log files are rolled (0 - 23, default = 0).

ip <ipv4_address>

ip2 <ipv4_address>

ip3 <ipv4_address>

Upload server IPv4 addresses. Configure up to three servers.

log-format {csv | native | text}

Format of uploaded log files:

  • csv: CSV (comma-separated value) format.
  • native: Native format (text or compact) (default).
  • text: Text format (convert if necessary).

min <integer>

The minute of the hour that log files are rolled (0 - 59, default = 0).

password <passwd>

password2 <passwd>

password3 <passwd>

Upload server log in passwords (character limit = 128).

port <integer>

port2 <integer>

port3 <integer>

Upload server IP port number.

server-type {ftp | scp | sftp}

Upload server type (default = ftp).

upload {enable | disable}

Enable/disable log file uploads (default = disable).

upload-hour <integer>

The hour of the day that log files are uploaded (0 - 23, default = 0).

upload-mode {backup | mirror}

Configure upload mode with multiple servers. Servers are tried then used one after the other upon failure to connect.

  • backup: Servers are attempted and used one after the other upon failure to connect (default).
  • mirror: All configured servers are attempted and used.

upload-trigger {on-roll | on-schedule}

Event triggering log files upload:

  • on-roll: Upload log files after they are rolled (default).
  • on-schedule: Upload log files daily.

username <string>

username2 <string>

username3 <string>

Upload server log in usernames (character limit = 35).

when {daily | none | weekly}

Roll log files periodically:

  • daily: Roll log files daily.
  • none: Do not roll log files periodically (default).
  • weekly: Roll log files on certain days of week.