Logging and reporting Viewing logs saved to memory
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Viewing logs saved to memory
If the FortiGate is configured to save log messages in system memory, you can use
the web-based manager to view, search, and clear the log messages. This section
describes:
• Viewing logs
• Searching logs
Viewing logs
Log messages are listed with the most recent message at the top. Use the following
procedure to view log messages saved in system memory:
1 Go to Log&Report > Logging.
2 Select Event Log, Attack Log, Antivirus Log, Web Filter Log, or Email Filter Log.
The web-based manager lists the log messages saved in system memory.
3 Scroll through the log messages to view them.
4 To view a specific line in the log, type a line number in the Go to line field and select
.
5 To navigate through the log message pages, select Go to next page or Go to
previous page .
Searching logs
Use the following procedure to search log messages saved in system memory:
1 Go to Log&Report > Logging.
2 Select Event Log, Attack Log, Antivirus Log, Web Filter Log, or Email Filter Log.
3 Select to search the messages in the selected log.
4 Select AND to search for messages that match all the specified search criteria.
5 Select OR to search for messages that match one or more of the specified search
criteria.
6 Select one or more of the following search criteria:
7 Select OK to run the search.
The web-based manager displays the messages that match the search criteria. You
can scroll through the messages or run another search.
Keyword To search for any text in a log message. Keyword searching is
case-sensitive.
Time To search log messages created during the selected year, month, day, and
hour.
Note: After running a search, to display all log messages again, run another search but leave all
the search fields blank.