FortiManager
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WinterSnowYap
Article Id 397353
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

 

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

 

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  1. Remove the config by running below CLI commands:

 

config system locallog syslog setting

show

unset syslog-name

set status disable

end

 

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

 

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