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Configuring default syslog settings using the CLI

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Follow these steps to set the default settings for all syslog servers. These settings override any global settings on the appliance.

  • Alert Level

  • Delivery Frequency

  • Notification Format

  • Syslog Facility

For more detailed information on configuring default remote system logs, see the CLI Command Reference .

Prerequisites

  • You must have Admin or Operator access to the Malware Analysis appliance CLI.

Default alert level

Set the alert severity for all notifications: fenotify rsyslog default send-as <severity> command.

For example, to set all notifications at the alert severity (recommended):

hostname (config) # fenotify syslog default send-as alert

Delivery frequency

Set the delivery frequency for all notifications: fenotify rsyslog default delivery <frequency> command.

For example, to send a notification after each alert (recommended):

hostname (config) # fenotify syslog default delivery per-event

Notification format

Set the format for all notifications using the fenotify rsyslog default format <format> command.

For example, to use the CEF format:

hostname (config) # fenotify syslog default format cef

Syslog facility

Set the syslog facility value for all notifications using the fenotify rsyslog default faclity <value> command.

For example, to set the syslog facility to local 4 (recommended):

hostname (config) # fenotify syslog default facility local4