Where are the api logs found on the Security Management Server?

Question

Exhibit

Options

• A$FWDIR/Iog/api.elg
• B/var/tmp/api.elg
• C/var/log/api.elg
• D/opt/log/api.elg

• A
  91% (41)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Option A is correct because Check Point Security Management Server uses the $FWDIR environment variable as the root of its installation directory, and API-related logs are stored within that directory tree as api.elg - the .elg extension is Check Point's proprietary encrypted log format used for daemon and service logs.

Options B, C, and D are wrong because they reference generic Linux log paths (/var/tmp/, /var/log/, /opt/log/) that have no special significance in Check Point's architecture - Check Point does not scatter its service logs into standard Linux directories but keeps them organized under $FWDIR.

Memory tip: Think "FW = FireWall home" - anything Check Point-specific lives under $FWDIR. If the question involves a Check Point daemon or service log (.elg files), your first instinct should always be $FWDIR/log/.

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