Description
This article describes how to create configuration revision and enable automatic backup on logout.
Scope
FortiGate
Solution
A useful feature of the FortiGate is to save and revert any configuration change.
Find the 'Configuration Revisions' option in the top-right drop-down menu on the logged in administrator:
When the FortiGate configuration has been modified, it is possible now to save the changes into a revision:
Afterwards, compare which changes have been made when marking two revisions and use the Diff Option:
It is also possible to see and revert to any saved revision from the past.
These will also be available after performing a factory reset, but a backup is necessary as well.
CLI command to find Revision ID:
# execute revision list config
Once the ID is found, use the following command to load the old revision:
# execute restore config flash <Revision_ID>
A useful addition to this is to automate a revision backup after every logout, so it is possible to easily revert any unwanted changes.
This option is configurable from CLI:
# config system global
set revision-backup-on-logout enable
end
set revision-backup-on-logout enable
end
