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Log Event Settings
Categories of log messages are referred to as facilities, and they typically indicate which process
submitted a message. Each facility can be assigned a priority, which sets the level at which a log message
is triggered. Log events settings consist of a log facility and its priority level.
submitted a message. Each facility can be assigned a priority, which sets the level at which a log message
is triggered. Log events settings consist of a log facility and its priority level.
Five facilities are unique to the ETEP. When messages from these facilities are sent to a syslog server,
syslog displays their source as Local 0 - Local 4.
syslog displays their source as Local 0 - Local 4.
of the ETEP facility name to its syslog counterpart. The Internals facility consists of several operating
system facilities.
system facilities.
The priority determines the amount of information that is recorded for a log facility. When you select a
priority for a facility, all messages at that priority and higher are logged; for example a priority of “error”
priority for a facility, all messages at that priority and higher are logged; for example a priority of “error”
Table 96
Log facilities
Facility
Description
Local0/System
Significant system events that are not associated with the other pre-
defined facilities, including:
• NTP clock sync successes and failures (informational priority)
• Appliance software upgrade status (notice priority)
• ET1000A power supply status changes (informational priority)
• XML-RPC calls from ETEMS to the ETEP (debug priority)
• NTP clock sync successes and failures (informational priority)
• Appliance software upgrade status (notice priority)
• ET1000A power supply status changes (informational priority)
• XML-RPC calls from ETEMS to the ETEP (debug priority)
Local1/Data plane
• Messages about packet processing and encryption
• PMTU changes (debug priority)
• PMTU changes (debug priority)
Local 2/DistKey
EncrypTight distributed key functionality, such as rekeys and policy
deployments (informational priority)
Local 3/PKI
Certificate messages
Local 4/SNMP
SNMP messages
Internals
Operating system messages for the following Linux facilities: audit,
auth and authpriv, cron, daemon, kernel, syslog, user.
Audit log events are associated with a user name. The audit log
Audit log events are associated with a user name. The audit log
includes events such as the following:
• Successful and unsuccessful log in attempts
• Additions and deletions of ETEP user accounts
• Use of administrator functions, such as appliance configuration
• Successful and unsuccessful log in attempts
• Additions and deletions of ETEP user accounts
• Use of administrator functions, such as appliance configuration
changes and policy deployments.