Technical Tip: How to control local traffic log fom GUI

[mzainuddinahm]

Description

In FortiOS v5.0.x, local traffic log is always logged and displayed per default configuration (Log & Report -> Traffic Log -> Local Traffic).

Solution

The local traffic log can be stopped by using the following command:

# config log memory filter
    set local-traffic disable <----- Default config is enable. Change from enable to disable.
end

Local traffic logging from FortiOS 6.0.x, 6.2.x & 6.4.x is set to disabled & can be enabled as below:

# config log setting
    set local-in-allow enable
    set local-in-deny-unicast enable
    set local-in-deny-broadcast enable
    set local-out enable
end

From GUI this can be found in Log & Report > Log Settings: