Available Log Files and Structure

Available Log Files and Structure

The CloudGen Firewall creates log files for system processes, box services, and configured services such as Forwarding Firewall, HTTP Proxy, VPN, etc. Logging is processed according to system and service settings.

Box

Service

Log File

Description

Service

Log File

Description

Auth

Box\Auth\access

Provides informational log files about login and access attempts to the CloudGen Firewall, displaying access source, and opening and closing of sessions.

Box\Auth\activation

Displays log files concerning process activation and provide information about message board configuration and details.

Azure

Box\Azure\events

Contains events for Azure Event Hub connections.

Cloud

Box\Cloud\control

Provides logs files for the Azure and AWS cloud integration features.

Config

Box\Config\MC-update

Provides informational log files about PAR file processing, updates, and process activation on managed firewalls.

Box\Config\HA-update

Displays notification logs about HA startup/shutdown and provides information about HA operations, such as configuration, updates, and changes.

Box\Config\admin

Contains log files about login, authentication, and connection status of administrative sessions by displaying IP address and port, and shows the operative processes initiated by the administrative instance.

Box\Config\changes

Displays informational logs about processes concerning configuration changes such as adding or removing services and activation processes.

Box\Config\conftool

Display informational logs about processes concerning internal activation and database processes.

Box\Config\daemon

Contains log files about processes initiated by the configuration daemon such as loading processes, configuration checks, cache generation, and session termination.

Box\Config\daemon_download

Contains log files about downloading processes initiated by the configuration daemon, providing information concerning progress, changes, and signatures.

Box\Config\provision

Contains log files concerning Azure Cloud provisioning, if configured.

Box\Config\shell

Displays notification logs about shell operations, providing information concerning admin permissions and account settings.

Box\Config\sync

Displays log files concerning synchronization processes, showing connection details, update status, and progress.

Control

Box\Control\AuthService

Contains log files for administration, authentication processes, and access information concerning user groups, access interfaces, and domains of external authentication services.

Box\Control\AuthService_dcclient

Contains log files for administration, authentication processes, access information concerning user groups, access interfaces, and domains of the Barracuda DC Client.

Box\Control\Telemetry

Displays the performance and usage data sent to the Barracuda telemetry servers.

Box\Control\admin

Displays informational logs about connection processes such as login, source address, and box service processes.

Box\Control\daemon

Contains log files about security status checks initiated by the control daemon and displays controld processes.

Event

Box\Event\apns

Displays process logs concerning the Apple Push Certificate provider for mobile devices (APNS).

Box\Event\eventS

Contains log files generated by security events. For more information, see https://documentation.campus.barracuda.com/wiki/spaces/CGFv90/pages/9571082.

Box\Event\operative

Contains log files generated by operational events. For more information, see https://documentation.campus.barracuda.com/wiki/spaces/CGFv90/pages/9571091.

Firewall

Box\Firewall

Displays log files concerning general firewall configuration changes, ruleset updates, including operation details and time settings.

Firewall

Box\Firewall\Activity

Displays firewall log files providing in-depth information about firewall rule processing. All entries of this log file are pipe separated information. Depending on the configured setting, they are in the format ...|key=value|key=value|... or ...|value|value|... format. For information how to alter between both formats, see https://documentation.campus.barracuda.com/wiki/spaces/CGFv90/pages/9569775.

  • Time –  Timestamp of the respective log entry.

  • Type  – Information about the Type of log entry. E.g. Security or Info

  • Action – Information about the action taken according to the firewall ruse set configuration.

  • type  – Information about the origin type of traffic and ruleset used.

    • LIN – Local In. The incoming traffic on the host firewall.

    • LOUT – Local Out. The outgoing traffic from the host firewall.

    • LB – Loopback. The traffic via the loopback interface.

    • FWD – Forwarding. The outbound traffic via the forwarding firewall.

    • IFWD – Inbound Forwarding. The inbound traffic to the firewall.

    • PXY – Proxy. The outbound traffic via the proxy.

    • IPXY – Inbound Proxy. The inbound traffic via the proxy.

    • TAP – Transparent Application Proxying. The traffic via stream forwarding.

    • LRD – Local Redirect. Redirected traffic configured in forwarding ruleset.

  • proto –The protocol that was used. For example, TCP, UDP, or ICMP.

  • srcIF – The source network interface of the session.

  • srcIP – The source IP address of the session.

  • srcPort – The source port of the session. For details, see blue info box below.

  • srcMAC – The MAC address of the session's source network interface.

  • dstIP – The destination IP address of the session.

  • dstPort – The destination port of the session. For details, see blue info box below.

  • dstService – The destination service of the session.

  • dstIF – The destination network interface of the session.

  • rule – The name of the firewall rule processing the session.

  • Info – Operational information for the session.

  • srcNAT – Source NAT address of the session.

  • dstNAT – Destination NAT address of the session.

  • duration – Duration of the session.

  • count – Number of sessions processed.

  • receivedBytes – Received traffic of a session in bytes.

  • sentBytes – Sent traffic of a session in bytes.

  • receivedPackets – Received traffic of a session in packets.

  • sentPackets – Received traffic of a session in packets.

  • user – The name of the user, if the session was handled by a firewall rule that requires authentication.

  • protocol – The protocol of a session. For example, TCP, UDP, or ICMP.

  • application – The application context of a session.

  • target – The application target.

  • content – The application content.

  • urlcat – The URL category the session belongs to.

Due to its protocol level, ICMP does not support using port numbers.

Instead, ICMP ECHO sessions carry an ICMP identifier for matching requests and responses. This ICMP identifier is logged as the source (srcPort) and destination port (dstPort).

Box\Firewall\IPSDownload

Contains log files generated by the Intrusion Prevention System, showing database file download status and information.

Box\Firewall\Rule-<no-match>

Displays firewall log files providing information about firewall rule processing of traffic not applicable to firewall policies.

Box\Firewall\appid_stat

Contains log files generated by Application Control, showing system processes related to applications, including configuration and download information.

Box\Firewall\appid_urlcat

Contains log files generated by Application Control's URL Filter, showing system processes related to Application Control's URL Filter processes, including configuration and download information.

Box\Firewall\auth

Displays informational log files about processes initiated by the fwauth daemon, providing information concerning authentication, such as listening IP address and port.

Box\Firewall\sync

Displays log files concerning firewall HA synchronization processes, showing connection details, update status, and progress.

Box\Firewall\threat

Displays log files generated by ATP, IPS, and DNS Sinkhole.

Logs

Box\Logs\bsyslog

Contains box log files created by bsyslog.

Box\Logs\logd

Contains box log files created by logd.

Box\Logs\logstor

Contains box log files created by logstor.

Box\Logs\logwrapd

Contains box log files created by logwrapd.

Box\Logs\psyslog

Contains box log files created by psyslog.

Network

Box\Network\QoS

Provides network-related log files about processes such as Quality of Service configuration and traffic shaping.

Box\Network\activation

Provides log files related to network activation and changes, displaying internal processes such as routing table, cache and interface status and details.

Box\Network\dhcp

Displays network-related log files created by the dhcp service, such as link detection and worker-related processes.

Box\Network\dhcpd

Displays log files about the dhcp configuration and provides information about broadcasts and the status and progress of dhcp request.

Box\Network\shaping

Provides informational log files about processes related to VPN traffic shaping status and processes.

Box\Network\pppd

Displays network-related log files created by the xDSL service, such as link detection and worker-related processes.

Box\Network\umts

Displays network-related log files created by the Wireless WAN service, such as link detection and worker-related processes.

REST

 

 

Box\REST\control

REST calls to the control daemon.

Box\REST\firewall

REST calls to the firewall service.

Box\REST\restd

Log files for the REST daemon.

RESTd

Box\RESTd

REST calls to box level services and queries.

Release

Box\Release\UpdateServer

Contains log files about processes related to Barracuda security subscriptions and Barracuda Networks update server reachability.

Box\Release\update

Contains log files about processes related to release updates.

Box\Release\update_hotfix

Displays informational log files about processes related to release updates including hotfixes.

Box\Release\check

Displays informational log files about processes related to release checks.

SSH

Box\SSH\config

Displays log files about internal processes that are generated by the box ssh daemon, such as startup, read and write operations, etc.

Box\SSH\sshd

Displays log files about internal processes that are generated by the box ssh daemon, such as connection details, data transfer, and session behavior.

Settings

Box\Settings

Displays log files concerning the box settings configuration, and displays information and error logs in case of box configuration failures.

Settings

Box\Settings\DNS

Displays informational log files about the box DNS settings configuration and notifies about DNS operations such as address assignment and zone-related processes.

Box\Settings\time

Contains log files related to NTP, displaying information about time server configuration, connection status, and synchronization processes.

Box\Settings\activation

Provides log files related to box settings configuration activation and changes, displaying the process details.

Snmp

Box\Settings\Snmp

Provides informational log files about startup and working status of the box snmp service and shows the details (pid, etc.).

Statistics

Box\Statistics\cstatd

Displays log files related to cstatd including information about statistics files collection processes created by cstatd.

Box\Statistics\distd

Displays log files related to distatd including login information, connection details, and processes created by distatd.

Box\Statistics\qstatd

Displays log files related to qstatd, showing information about Control Center statistics querying processes.

System

Box\System\boot

Contains log files related to boot processes including release consistency checks.

Box\System\bootloader

Contains informational log files related to boot loader operations such as system startup processes and configuration checks.

Box\System\cron

Displays informational log files created by the cron daemon and notifies about executed services and commands.

Box\System\klogd

Contains system related log files created by clogd.

Box\System\messages

Contains system log files related to messages.

Box\System\mgmaccess

Contains system log files related to management access.

Box\System\phionrc

Contains system-related log files created by phionrc.

Box\System\powersupply

Contains system log files related to power supply.

Box\System\syslog

Contains system-related log files created by the syslog daemon.

Box\System\tuning

Contains system log files related to system tuning.

Watchdog

Box\Watchdog\config

Contains log files created by Watchdog providing general information about the Watchdog configuration.

Box\Watchdog\monitor

Contains log files created by Watchdog providing monitoring details.

Box\Watchdog\repair

Contains log files created by Watchdog providing information about repair processes.

Box\Watchdog\smartd

Contains log files created by Watchdog providing information about smartd processes.

Reports

These logs are documented with the Reports_ prefix. They include entries that are carried out in continuous intervals, such as cronjobs.

Service

Log File

Description

Service

Log File

Description

Network

Reports\Network\check

Contains reporting log files related to network activity providing information about network checks.

Statistics

Reports\Network\Statistics\statcook

Contains reporting log files related to statistics cooking.

procpar

Reports\procpar

Contains reporting log files created by procpar.

changes

Reports\changes

Contains reporting log files related to configuration changes.

treemigration

Reports\treemigration

Contains log files including entries that are carried out in continuous intervals, such as cronjobs.

Fatal Errors

All fatal errors that can occur on a CloudGen Firewall are, in addition to the original log file, collected in the Fatal section. The original log file is added in the fatal log message text as a prefix.

Assigned Services

The Assigned Services node contains the following log files if the services are present:

Service

Log File

Description

Service

Log File

Description

Firewall

<FW>\FW

Displays notification logs about Forwarding Firewall startup/shutdown with the location path and provides information about firewall operations, such as configuration loading, updates, and changes. Further logs in this section provide information on installation of updated settings and firewall rules.

<FW>\Content

Provides informational log files about the loading process of the Forwarding Firewall ruleset.

<FW>\CustomExternalImport

Log files containing information about importing and setting the custom external network objects. On cloud firewalls these imports are handled automatically by the cloud-initstart process.

<FW>\SSL

Displays log files concerning SSL Inspection, notifies about the SSL Inspection progress and working state, and displays information and error logs in case of detections, errors, or certificate failures.

<FW>\auth

Contains log files about opening, connection status, and closing of firewall sessions, displaying IP address and port of the connected clients and peers. Information is displayed in case of login failures, file requests, and transactions concerning fwauth, errors or SSL certificate failures.

<FW>\sipproxy

Provides log files concerning startup, activation of child processes, and socket opening of the SIP Proxy, and displays informational log files in case of network interface changes.

HTTP Proxy

<HTTP>\access

Contains log files created by the HTTP Proxy service, providing information about access paths of destinations.

<HTTP>\cache

Displays log files about the proxy cache and informs about caching processes, such as cache initialization, starting the Squid cache, adding domain and name server, creating sockets and directories, connecting to access cache workers, memory, scanning, etc.

<HTTP>\controlSquid

Informs about the Squid cache version at startup, displays parent and child processes with process ID and path, and shows log files about Squid cache operations.

<HTTP>\gui

Provides informational log files about proxy GUI worker startup and shows the maximum fail cache age.

Anti Virus

<VIR>\AV

Contains log files created by AVIRA antivirus, providing engine and VDF version, and displays information about virus scanning, threat detections, and actions.

URL Filter

<URL>\Cofsd

Provides log files about the Web Filter service, showing information about licensing, and URL filtering processes and actions.

OSPF-RIP-BGP

<DYNBO2>\access

Contains log files created by dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF, RIP, or BGP.

VPN

<VPN>\VPN

Provides informational log files about the status of VPN sessions, showing tunnel transport, keying, and updates, and displays notifications in case of tunnel and transport failure.

<VPN>\ikev2

Contains notification log files created by the VPN service, providing debugging information related to IPsec if debugging mode for IKEv2 is enabled in the VPN settings.

<VPN>\ike

Contains notification log files created by the VPN service, providing debugging information related to IPsec if debugging mode for IKE is enabled in the VPN settings.