fortinet.fortios.fortios_log_syslogd2_override_setting – Override settings for remote syslog server in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.3).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_log_syslogd2_override_setting.

New in version 2.10: of fortinet.fortios

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify log_syslogd2 feature and override_setting category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • ansible>=2.9.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_token

string

Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.

enable_log

boolean

Enable/Disable logging for task.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

log_syslogd2_override_setting

dictionary

Override settings for remote syslog server.

certificate

string

Certificate used to communicate with Syslog server. Source certificate.local.name.

custom_field_name

list / elements=string

Custom field name for CEF format logging.

custom

string

Field custom name.

id

integer / required

Entry ID.

name

string

Field name.

enc_algorithm

string

Enable/disable reliable syslogging with TLS encryption.

Choices:

  • high-medium

  • high

  • low

  • disable

facility

string

Remote syslog facility.

Choices:

  • kernel

  • user

  • mail

  • daemon

  • auth

  • syslog

  • lpr

  • news

  • uucp

  • cron

  • authpriv

  • ftp

  • ntp

  • audit

  • alert

  • clock

  • local0

  • local1

  • local2

  • local3

  • local4

  • local5

  • local6

  • local7

format

string

Log format.

Choices:

  • default

  • csv

  • cef

  • rfc5424

interface

string

Specify outgoing interface to reach server. Source system.interface.name.

interface_select_method

string

Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.

Choices:

  • auto

  • sdwan

  • specify

max_log_rate

integer

Syslog maximum log rate in MBps (0 = unlimited).

mode

string

Remote syslog logging over UDP/Reliable TCP.

Choices:

  • udp

  • legacy-reliable

  • reliable

override

string

Enable/disable override syslog settings.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

port

integer

Server listen port.

priority

string

Set log transmission priority.

Choices:

  • default

  • low

server

string

Address of remote syslog server.

source_ip

string

Source IP address of syslog.

ssl_min_proto_version

string

Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections .

Choices:

  • default

  • SSLv3

  • TLSv1

  • TLSv1-1

  • TLSv1-2

status

string

Enable/disable remote syslog logging.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

syslog_type

integer

Hidden setting index of Syslog.

member_path

string

Member attribute path to operate on.

Delimited by a slash character if there are more than one attribute.

Parameter marked with member_path is legitimate for doing member operation.

member_state

string

Add or delete a member under specified attribute path.

When member_state is specified, the state option is ignored.

Choices:

  • present

  • absent

vdom

string

Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Default: “root”

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- collections:
  - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  hosts: fortigate01
  vars:
    ansible_httpapi_port: 443
    ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: true
    ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: false
    vdom: root
  tasks:
  - name: fortios_log_syslogd2_override_setting
    fortios_log_syslogd2_override_setting:
      vdom: root
      log_syslogd2_override_setting:
        enc_algorithm: disable
        facility: local7
        format: default
        interface_select_method: auto
        max_log_rate: 0
        mode: udp
        port: 514
        priority: default
        ssl_min_proto_version: default
        status: disable
        syslog_type: 6

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

build

string

Build number of the fortigate image

Returned: always

Sample: “1547”

http_method

string

Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: “PUT”

http_status

string

Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Returned: always

Sample: “200”

mkey

string

Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Returned: success

Sample: “id”

name

string

Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “urlfilter”

path

string

Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “webfilter”

revision

string

Internal revision number

Returned: always

Sample: “17.0.2.10658”

serial

string

Serial number of the unit

Returned: always

Sample: “FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352”

status

string

Indication of the operation’s result

Returned: always

Sample: “success”

vdom

string

Virtual domain used

Returned: always

Sample: “root”

version

string

Version of the FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: “v5.6.3”

Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)

  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)

  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)

  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)