Downloading Logs into Text Format?

[#1]

is there an easy way of downloading the logs on the firewall as a text file, rather than browsing them through the GUI? Sorting through 420,894 thousand odd log entries is nearly impossible without some text processing tools like grep or sed. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[rwpatterson]

Do you access to a Linux box? I wrote a (rudimentary) offline log viewer in PERL that makes quick work out of those log files.

[#3]

nope, using a Windows platform, I only try generating the report using the equipment itself, is their a Link where I can read how this can be done? Thanks for the reply still having issues pulling up the report, my boss is killing me

[abelio]

I only try generating the report using the equipment itself, is their a Link where I can read how this can be done?

Did you checked http://kc.forticare.com/default.asp?id=1748&Lang=1&SID= and http://docs.forticare.com/fa/FortiAnalyzer_Admin_Guide_05-30007-0082-20080806.pdf

still having issues pulling up the report, my boss is killing me

every bosses are killing people, is their nature ;)

[#5]

hahaha thanks abelio, this is really useful, one more thing I would like to have logging based on the VDOMs I have for the fortinet. Will I be able to generate a separate report for each VDOM? I should right? Now that I think would really be more appropriate with what my Boss is asking me to do. HELP!!!

[abelio]

Will I be able to generate a separate report for each VDOM? I should right?

yes, you can do that; in the report definition you' ve " Report Format" with " Report Results" inside; you can choose reports ' per VDOM' there.

[#7]

found it, thanks Abel, really learning by experience with this Cheers!