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JamesCrk
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Jul 13, 2023

AFM text based logs?

The firewall log search (Security->Event Log->Network->Firewall) on our system is too slow to be usable, is there a log file on the system we can tail/grep? I suspect its stored as binary but would love to be wrong

 

thanks

 

  • Hi,

    The logs depend on the configuration of the logging profile and the rule.  Please see the following KB to assist in sending logs to /var/log/ltm which you can then tail.

    https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K15368

    A better solution would be to use the HSL function to send the logs off to system dedicated to collecint logs from the network devices you operate. 

    -Heath

  • Hi,

    The logs depend on the configuration of the logging profile and the rule.  Please see the following KB to assist in sending logs to /var/log/ltm which you can then tail.

    https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K15368

    A better solution would be to use the HSL function to send the logs off to system dedicated to collecint logs from the network devices you operate. 

    -Heath

    • Leslie_Hubertus's avatar
      Leslie_Hubertus
      Ret. Employee

      Thanks, Heath_Parrott! I'm marking your reply as the Accepted Solution so other users can find help more easily. JamesCrk  - let us know if you are still struggling with this, please.