For vdom syslogd destinations the below link states that I can change the syslog source ip address, but the setting is not available in 7.2.4 and 7.2.5 on a 1500D or 1100E.
I have firewalls running 6.4 and the source-ip is an available setting.
screenshot from 6.4
Screenshot from 7.2.5
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Change-Source-IP-for-SYSLOG/ta-p/230218
Created on 06-16-2023 03:04 PM Edited on 06-16-2023 03:05 PM
I guess if that is how it is going to be. I just have to make configuration changes when I update my firewalls to 7.X.
This requires adding IP addresses and SAs to our ipsec interface tunnels just to get the logging to work. We have no other operational requirement to have an IP address assigned to the ipsec interface aside from syslog traffic.
Created on 06-16-2023 06:07 AM Edited on 06-16-2023 06:14 AM
Here are a couple things. Some hardware platforms have the option available on 7.2.5.
1500D 7.2.5 (option missing)
1100E 7.2.5 (option missiing)
200F 7.2.5 (option missing)
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101E 7.2.5 (option available)
200E 7.2.5 (option available)
I think you can set it from Local Out Routing .
Hello ,
I apologize for the confusion. It looks like the "override source-ip" feature for syslogd destinations is not available in FortiOS 7.2. This feature was available in previous versions of FortiOS, including FortiOS 6.4.
You can still configure syslogd destinations in FortiOS 7.2 by specifying the destination IP address and port number. However, the source IP address used for sending syslog messages will be the IP address of the interface that the syslogd traffic is sent out from.
If you need to use a specific source IP address for sending syslog messages, you may need to use a different version of FortiOS or use a different method for sending syslog messages, such as using a syslog relay server.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions.
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