Available Log Files and Structure

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 Security Events.

Box\Event\operative

Contains log files generated by operational events. For more information, see Operational Events.

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 General Firewall Configuration.

• 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.

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.

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.

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.

<VPN>\pptpd

Contains notification log files created by the VPN service, providing information related to pptpd.

<VPN>\sslvpn

Contains log files created by SSLVPN, displaying configuration, tunnel transport, and keying details.

CloudGen Access Proxy

<CGAPRX>

Provides log files created by the CloudGen Access Proxy service and shows information related to access key checks, configuration, and starts and stops of the service.

DHCP

<DHCP>

Provides log files created by the DHCP service and shows information about DHCP processes, requests, and IP address assignment.

DHCP Relay

<DHCP-Relay>

Provides log files created by the DHCP Relay service, displaying processes and packet transmission details.

DNS

<DNS>

Contains log files created by the DNS service providing information about DNS configuration, listening interfaces, and DNS zone activity and processes.

Wi-Fi

<Wi-Fi>

Contains log files created by the Wi-Fi service providing information about Wi-Fi configuration including status, keying, and driver processes.

SNMP

<SNMP>

Provides log files created by the SNMP service, displaying access control information details and system processes for attached devices.

Secure Web Proxy

<S-PROXY>

Displays log files created by the Secure Web Proxy and informs about web filtering processes and actions such as allowing and denying URL requests if configured.

Access Control Service

<Access Control>\<SSH>

Provides log files created by the Access Control service and shows information about access control policy processing and monitored actions and registry checks according to the configured log level.

acs\acs

Provides log files created by the Access Control service and shows information about access control policy processing and monitored actions and registry checks according to the configured log level.

acs\gui

Displays informational log files about Access Control service eventing processes.

acs\matcher

Displays informational log files about access control policy changes.

CC-Access-Control-Service

ACCESS

Contains information about access to the Control Center via several connection methods, e.g., login, file access, or GUI.

CC-Audit-Service

AudLog

Container directory for logs that are created on managed boxes and transferred to the Control Center.

AudLog\AudLog

Contains information from the worker process that handles auditing logs from boxes managed by the Control Center.

AudLog\admin

Contains information about administrative events relating to auditing tasks on CC level.

Firewall

CCFW

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.

CCFW\Content

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

CCFW\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.

CCFW\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.

CCFW\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.

CC-VPN-Service

CCVPN

Container directory for VPN log files fed during VPN connections between the CC and the managed boxes.

CCVPN\CCVPN

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.

CCVPN\vpnstat

Contains information about the health state of open tunnels served by the tunnel server process.

CC-Configuration-Service

CONF

Container directory for logs that are created by processes part of the Control Center's configuration system for managed boxes.

CONF\CONF

Contains information about configuration sessions that were initiated on the Control Center.

CONF\admin

Contains information about login, authentication, and connection status of administrative sessions, displaying IP address and port, and shows the operative processes initiated by the administrative instance. Information relates to CC level.

CONF\boxupdate

Contains information about update processes that were initiated on managed boxes from the Control Center.

CONF\c3d

Contains information about configuration updates, state, and delivery of firmware updates between the Control Center and SCAs. In case no SCAs are connected, this log file is empty.

CONF\changes

Contains information about changes made on the Control Center that affect configuration of managed firewalls.

CONF\download

Contains information about downloads that were initiated on the Control Center.

CONF\exec

Contains information about triggering the execution of external processes initiated by the Control Center.

CONF\licupdate

Contains information about license updates.

CONF\masterd

Contains information about the master daemon running on the Control Center.

CONF\softwarestatus

Contains information created by the software update daemon on the Control Center.

CONF\status

Contains status information about the managed boxes.

CONF\sync

Contains information about synchronization processes.

CC-Event-Service

EVENT

Container directory for logs that contain information about events.

EVENT\eventS

Contains information about security events. For more information, see Security Events.

EVENT\operative

Contains information about operational events. For more information, see Operational Events.

CC-Statistic-Collector

STCOLL

Contains information created by the engine responsible for collecting statistical information.

CC-Statistics-Viewer

STVIEW

Contains information created by the engine responsible for displaying statistical information.

CC-Syslog-Service

Syslog

Container directory for logs that contain information about different processes and daemons that run with system privileges on CC level.

Syslog\Syslog

Contains system-related log information created by the syslog daemon on CC level.

Syslog\csslsrv

Contains system-related log information created by the SSL service daemon on CC level.

dstats

Contains information collected from managed boxes by the daemon for statistics.

mdist2

Contains information about authentication syncs, e.g., synchronization between Virus Scanner versions etc.