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Config logs display entries for which kind of firewall changes?

The correct answer is A. configuration. Configuration logs on a firewall specifically display entries for changes made to the firewall's configuration settings.

Submitted by suresh_in· Apr 18, 2026Device Management and Services

Question

Config logs display entries for which kind of firewall changes?

Options

  • Aconfiguration
  • Bsystem logs
  • Cdebugs
  • Dresets

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    91% (29)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

Configuration logs on a firewall specifically display entries for changes made to the firewall's configuration settings.

AconfigurationCorrect

Configuration logs are designed to provide an audit trail of all administrative actions that modify the firewall's settings, including adding, deleting, or changing policies, objects, and other configurations by an administrator or automated process.

Bsystem logs

System logs capture events related to the firewall's operating system, hardware status, and services, not specifically configuration changes.

Cdebugs

Debug logs are used for troubleshooting and contain detailed, often verbose, information about specific processes or functions, not general configuration changes.

Dresets

Reset logs would typically be a subset of system logs, indicating a device reboot or factory reset, not general configuration modifications.

Concept tested: Palo Alto Networks log types (Configuration logs)

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/monitoring/view-and-manage-logs/log-types

Topics

#Logging#Configuration logs#Firewall management#Audit trail

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