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Web Gateway 7.1.5 Product Guide - McAfee

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8<br />

Monitoring<br />

Logging<br />

Log file settings<br />

You can configure log file settings to determine the handling of log files on the appliance, for example,<br />

how they are rotated and deleted. This section describes these settings for different types of log files.<br />

File System Logging engine settings<br />

The File System Logging engine settings are settings for the module that handles rule-based log files on<br />

the appliance.<br />

Note: These settings are configured on the Settings tab of the Policy top-level menu.<br />

File System Logging Settings<br />

Settings for a log that stores log files<br />

Name of the log — Log name<br />

Enable log buffering — When selected, the log is buffered. The buffer interval is 30 seconds<br />

Enable header writing — When selected, the header below is added to all log files<br />

Log header — Input field for typing a header for all log files<br />

Encrypt the log file — When selected, log files are stored encyrpted<br />

First password, Repeat password — Input field for creating a password for access to encrypted log<br />

files<br />

[Optional] Second password, Repeat password — Input field for creating an second password for<br />

access to encrypted log files<br />

Settings for Rotation, Deletion, and Pushing<br />

Settings for handling log files<br />

Enable specific settings for User-Defined Log — When selected, the settings configured in the<br />

following apply to the user-defined logs, which store the log files that are rule-based<br />

Otherwise the system settings configured for the Log File Manager function apply also to this log.<br />

Auto Rotation<br />

Settings for rotating log files automatically according to size and time of day<br />

Enable auto rotation — When selected, log files are rotated according to the following settings<br />

Note: You can configure just one of the two settings or both.<br />

Enable log file rotation if log file size exceeds — When selected, log files are rotated<br />

according to the size (in MiB) specified in the input field provided here<br />

Enable scheduling of log file rotation — When selected, log files are rotated according to the<br />

time of day (in hours and minutes) specified in the input field provided here<br />

Note: The 24-hours format is used here, for example, 1:30 p. m. is 13:30.<br />

Auto Deletion<br />

Settings for deleting log files automatically according to size and last time of modification<br />

Enable auto rotation — When selected, log files are deleted according to the following settings<br />

Note: You can configure just one of the two settings or both.<br />

Enable log file deletion if log file size exceeds — When selected, log files are rotated<br />

according to the size (in MiB) specified in the input field provided here<br />

Enable autodeletion of unchanged files — When selected, log files are deleted after the time<br />

(in days) specified in the input field provided here<br />

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