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June 20, 2025

Troubleshooting Tip: FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer is unable delete Syslog Server Profile

  • June 20, 2025
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Description This article describes how to troubleshoot when FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer is unable to delete the Syslog Server Profile.
Scope FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer.
Solution

Below is the scenario:

  1. At FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer, go to System Settings -> Advanced -> Syslog Server, select the Syslog Server Profile, delete it, but it fails to delete it and mentions it is used.
  2. At FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer, run below CLI command and download the output:

 

show

 

202506_FMG_SyslogServer_01.png

 

  1. Using Notepad++ to search for the Syslog Server Profile name to check whether applied in the config.

 

202506_FMG_SyslogServer_02.png

 

  1. Remove the config by running below CLI commands:

 

config system locallog syslog setting

show

unset syslog-name

set status disable

end

 

202506_FMG_SyslogServer_03.png

 

  1. At FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer, go to System Settings -> Advanced -> Syslog Server, select the Syslog Server Profile, and delete it.

 

202506_FMG_SyslogServer_04.png

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