Back up log files or dump log messages
When a log issue is caused by a particular log message, it is very help to get logs from that FortiGate. This topic provides steps for using exe log backup or dump log messages to USB.
Back up full logs using exe log backup
This command backs up all disk log files and is only available on FortiGates with SSD disk.
Before running exec log backup, we recommend temporarily stopping miglogd and reportd.
To stop and kill miglogd and reportd:
diagnose sys process daemon-auto-restart disable miglogd diagnose sys process daemon-auto-restart disable reportd
fnsysctl killall miglogd fnsysctl killall reportd
To store the log file on USB drive:
- Plug in a USB drive into the FortiGate.
- Run this command:
exec log backup /usb/log.tar
To restart miglogd and reportd:
diagnose sys process daemon-auto-restart enable miglogd diagnose sys process daemon-auto-restart enable reportd
Dump log messages
To dump log messages:
- Enable log dumping for miglogd
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 1 miglogd(1) log dumping is enabled
- Display all miglogd dumping status.
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 0 255 miglogd(0) log dumping is disabled
miglogd(1) log dumping is enabled miglogd(2) log dumping is disabled
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 2 miglogd(2) log dumping is enabled
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 0 miglogd(0) log dumping is enabled
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 0 255 miglogd(0) log dumping is enabled miglogd(1) log dumping is enabled miglogd(2) log dumping is enabled
- Let FortiGate run and collect log messages.
- List log dump files.
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 33
2019-04-17 15:50:02 20828 log-1-0.dat
2019-04-17 15:48:31 4892 log-2-0.dat
- Back up log dump files to USB disk.
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 34 Dumping file miglog1_index0.dat copied to USB disk OK.
Dumping file miglog2_index0.dat copied to USB disk OK.
- Disable log dumping for miglogd daemon
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 0 miglogd(0) log dumping is disabled
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 1 miglogd(1) log dumping is disabled
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 2 miglogd(2) log dumping is disabled
FGT-B-LOG (global) # diagnose test application miglogd 26 0 255 miglogd(0) log dumping is disabled miglogd(1) log dumping is disabled miglogd(2) log dumping is disabled
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