Specifications

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Firewall Administration System (FAS)
the window, providing a summary of the data recorded. This view is divided
as follows:
SYSLOG Configuration Name of the current configuration
Description A short description of the data recorded
Available Statistics and Log Files In a table, see which files can be analyzed
and what type of data are contained there.
The information page provides a rough overview of the available data. By
clicking the desired statistics in the left-hand side of the window, see the data
either in graphic form or as a list that can be searched.
The Log Files
At this point, all the log files of your firewall that are recorded and transmit-
ted through syslog are bundled together. See the file name, file path, the date
of first creation, and the date of the last modification in an overview table.
The log files managed are:
ipfilter Kernel messages of violations against IP filter rules
kernel All other messages from the kernel
local Messages logged with the syslog facility ’local[0-7]’
warn Warnings from individual programs and from the kernel (logged via
the syslog facility warn)
mail Messages from the mail subsystem
vpn_updown Status of the VPN module. This log file only appears if the
VPN module is installed.
messages All other messages from syslog.
All statistics recorded can be searched from a search mask after clicking the
corresponding name in the tree view.
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