Log settings

Log settings determine what information is recorded in logs, where the logs are stored, and how often storage occurs.

Remote Logging and Archiving
Send logs to syslog	Enable/disable sending logs to syslog. See Configuring parameters to send logs to syslog server. Note: The option is disabled by default.
Local Log
Log Disk Partition Usage	The disk usage (free and used space).
Video Disk Partition Usage	The video disk partition usage (free and used video disk partition).
Log Settings
Event Logging	By default, the system logs all the events: system activity, user activity, and HA. You can customize event logging by selecting Customize and then unselecting options under Customize. Note: No event logs are recorded and displayed on the Log & Report > Events page for unselected events.

Older logs are deleted when disk space is low.

Disabling disk storage

Although it is not suggested that you disable the disk storage, FortiPAM allows you to disable the disk storage via the CLI.

To disable disk storage:

If you intend to disable the disk storage, ensure that the memory storage is enabled to make the log pages work correctly: config log memory setting set status enable end

1. In the CLI console, enter the following commands:

   config log disk setting

   set status disable

   end

Configuring parameters to send logs to syslog server

To configure parameters to send logs to syslog server:

1. Go to Log & Report > Log Settings.
2. In Additional Information, select Edit in CLI.

   The CLI console opens.

3. Use the following parameters:

   status {enable | disable}	Enable/disable remote syslog logging (default = disable).
   The following parameters are only available when the status is set as enable.
   server <string>	Address of the remote syslog server.
   mode {legacy-reliable | reliable | udp}	The remote syslog logging mode: legacy-reliable: Legacy reliable syslogging by RFC3195 (Reliable Delivery for Syslog). reliable: Reliable syslogging by RFC6587 (Transmission of Syslog Messages over TCP). udp: syslogging over UDP (default).
   port <integer>	The server listening port number (default = 514, 0 - 65535).
   facility {kernel | user | mail | daemon | auth | syslog | lpr | news | uucp | cron | authpriv | ftp | ntp | audit | alert | clock | local0 | local1 | local2 | local3 | local4 | local5 | local6 | local7}	The remote syslog facility (default = local7): kernel: Kernel messages. user: Random user-level messages. mail: Mail system. daemon: System daemons. auth: Security/authorization messages. syslog: Messages generated internally by syslog. lpr: Line printer subsystem. news: Network news subsystem. uucp: Network news subsystem. cron: Clock daemon. authpriv: Security/authorization messages (private). ftp: FTP daemon. ntp: NTP daemon. audit: Log audit. alert: Log alert. clock: Clock daemon. local0 ... local7: Reserved for local use.
   source-ip <string>	The source IP address of syslog.
   format {cef | csv | default | rfc5424}	The log format: cef: CEF (Common Event Format) format. csv: CSV (Comma Separated Values) format. default: Syslog format (default). rfc5424: Syslog RFC5424 format.
   priority {default | low}	The log transmission priority: default: Set Syslog transmission priority to default (default). low: Set Syslog transmission priority to low.
   max-log-rate <integer>	The syslog maximum log rate in MBps (default = 0, 0 - 100000 where 0 = unlimited).
   interface-select-method {auto | sdwan | specify}	Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach the server: auto: Set outgoing interface automatically (default). sdwan: Set outgoing interface by SD-WAN or policy routing rules. specify: Set outgoing interface manually.

4. After adjusting the parameters, click x to close the CLI console.