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Viewing log messages

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You can view and navigate log messages saved to FortiGate hard disk drives or to the
memory buffer.
Figure 185:Viewing log messages
The following table describes the features and icons you can use to navigate and
search the logs when viewing logs through the web-based manager.
Type
View per page
Line: /
Search
Advanced Search Select to search log messages by date, time and keywords.
Raw or
Formatted
To view log messages in the FortiGate memory buffer
1 Go to Log&Report > Log Access.
2 Select the log type you wish to view.
3 Select Memory from the Type list.
The log messages are displayed.
You can change the displayed columns or see the raw log messages, go to the
previous or next log page, or search the log by selecting the corresponding icon.
To view log messages in FortiGate disk drive files
1 Go to Log&Report > Log Access.
2 Select the log type you wish to view.
Select the log location for which you want to view logs: disk or memory.
Go to previous page icon. View to the previous page in the log file.
Go to next page icon. View to the next page in the log file.
Select the number of log messages displayed on each page.
Type the line number of the first line you want to display. The number
following the slash ("/") is the total number of lines in the log.
Type a search word and select Go.
Column settings button. Select to choose columns for log display.
Select Raw to switch to an unformatted log message display. Select
Formatted to switch to a log message display organized into columns.
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