PCNSE · Question #112
How can a Palo Alto Networks firewall be configured to send syslog messages in a format compatible with non-standard syslog servers?
The correct answer is D. Create a custom log format under the syslog server profile. On a Palo Alto Networks firewall, syslog server profiles (Device > Server Profiles > Syslog) include a 'Custom Log Format' section where administrators can define per-log-type format strings for each log category (Traffic, Threat, System, Config, etc.). This allows the firewall…
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How can a Palo Alto Networks firewall be configured to send syslog messages in a format compatible with non-standard syslog servers?
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- ASelect a non-standard syslog server profile
- BCheck the custom-format check box in the syslog server profile.
- CEnable support for non-standard syslog messages under device management.
- DCreate a custom log format under the syslog server profile.
How the community answered
(18 responses)- A17% (3)
- C11% (2)
- D72% (13)
Explanation
On a Palo Alto Networks firewall, syslog server profiles (Device > Server Profiles > Syslog) include a 'Custom Log Format' section where administrators can define per-log-type format strings for each log category (Traffic, Threat, System, Config, etc.). This allows the firewall to produce syslog output in whatever field order or delimiter a non-standard syslog server expects. Option B is a distractor-there is no 'custom-format check box' in the UI. Option A is fabricated. Option C does not exist as a setting under device management.
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