FortiAnalyzer
FortiAnalyzer can receive logs and Windows host events directly from endpoints connected to EMS, and you can use FortiAnalyzer to analyze the logs and run reports.
Nur
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Article Id 409919
Description This article describes how to send syslog from a Linux (Ubuntu) based to FortiAnalyzer.
Scope FortiAnalyzer and Linux (Ubuntu).
Solution

FortiAnalyzer is only able to receive logs from Ubuntu Linux-based based. If other Linux-based systems send logs to FortiAnalyzer, the syslog section will be 'web server error'.

 

The Ubuntu workstation needs to have the EMS/FortiClient installed to the workstation.

 

Configure FortiAnalyzer at the EMS system settings. From the FortiAnalyzer side, two authorization devices will pop up at Device Manager: (enable ADOM):

  1. EMS.
  2. Syslog.

 

To ensure Ubuntu sends logs to FortiAnalyzer, it is possible to enable the configuration-based guide below:

 

Log in as root:

 

login as: root
root@10.47.4.XX's password:

 

Access to/etc folder:

 

root@preve-kvm39:~# cd /etc

 

Edit rsyslog.conf file (syslog config):

 

root@preve-kvm39:/etc# vi rsyslog.conf

 

Add FortiAnalyzer info:

 

# Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/
#
$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf

*.*@10.47.5.XX:514 #For UDP

 

Refresh the FortiAnalyzer, and it will show the event log of Ubuntu.

 

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