ansible.builtin.fortios_log_syslogd_setting (v2.8.20) — module

Global settings for remote syslog server in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.

| "added in version" 2.8 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez), Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.8.20

Description

This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS by allowing the user to set and modify log_syslogd feature and setting category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.2


Requirements

Usage examples

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- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
  tasks:
  - name: Global settings for remote syslog server.
    fortios_log_syslogd_setting:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      log_syslogd_setting:
        certificate: "<your_own_value> (source certificate.local.name)"
        custom-field-name:
         -
            custom: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "6"
            name: "default_name_7"
        enc-algorithm: "high-medium"
        facility: "kernel"
        format: "default"
        mode: "udp"
        port: "12"
        server: "192.168.100.40"
        source-ip: "84.230.14.43"
        status: "enable"

Inputs

    
host:
    description:
    - FortiOS or FortiGate ip address.
    required: true

vdom:
    default: root
    description:
    - Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of
      the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

https:
    default: true
    description:
    - Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol
    type: bool

password:
    default: ''
    description:
    - FortiOS or FortiGate password.

username:
    description:
    - FortiOS or FortiGate username.
    required: true

log_syslogd_setting:
    default: null
    description:
    - Global settings for remote syslog server.
    suboptions:
      certificate:
        description:
        - Certificate used to communicate with Syslog server. Source certificate.local.name.
      custom-field-name:
        description:
        - Custom field name for CEF format logging.
        suboptions:
          custom:
            description:
            - Field custom name.
          id:
            description:
            - Entry ID.
            required: true
          name:
            description:
            - Field name.
      enc-algorithm:
        choices:
        - high-medium
        - high
        - low
        - disable
        description:
        - Enable/disable reliable syslogging with TLS encryption.
      facility:
        choices:
        - kernel
        - user
        - mail
        - daemon
        - auth
        - syslog
        - lpr
        - news
        - uucp
        - cron
        - authpriv
        - ftp
        - ntp
        - audit
        - alert
        - clock
        - local0
        - local1
        - local2
        - local3
        - local4
        - local5
        - local6
        - local7
        description:
        - Remote syslog facility.
      format:
        choices:
        - default
        - csv
        - cef
        description:
        - Log format.
      mode:
        choices:
        - udp
        - legacy-reliable
        - reliable
        description:
        - Remote syslog logging over UDP/Reliable TCP.
      port:
        description:
        - Server listen port.
      server:
        description:
        - Address of remote syslog server.
      source-ip:
        description:
        - Source IP address of syslog.
      status:
        choices:
        - enable
        - disable
        description:
        - Enable/disable remote syslog logging.

Outputs

build:
  description: Build number of the fortigate image
  returned: always
  sample: '1547'
  type: str
http_method:
  description: Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate
  returned: always
  sample: PUT
  type: str
http_status:
  description: Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied
  returned: always
  sample: '200'
  type: str
mkey:
  description: Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate
  returned: success
  sample: id
  type: str
name:
  description: Name of the table used to fulfill the request
  returned: always
  sample: urlfilter
  type: str
path:
  description: Path of the table used to fulfill the request
  returned: always
  sample: webfilter
  type: str
revision:
  description: Internal revision number
  returned: always
  sample: 17.0.2.10658
  type: str
serial:
  description: Serial number of the unit
  returned: always
  sample: FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
  type: str
status:
  description: Indication of the operation's result
  returned: always
  sample: success
  type: str
vdom:
  description: Virtual domain used
  returned: always
  sample: root
  type: str
version:
  description: Version of the FortiGate
  returned: always
  sample: v5.6.3
  type: str