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fortinet.fortios.fortios_log_fact – Retrieve log data of fortios log objects.
Note
This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.2).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios.
To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_log_fact.
New in version 2.10: of fortinet.fortios
Synopsis
- Retrieve log related to disk, memory, fortianalyzer and forticloud.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- install galaxy collection fortinet.fortios >= 2.1.0.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| access_token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.
         | 
     |
| enable_log
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/Disable logging for task.
         | 
     
| filters
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        A list of expressions to filter the returned results.
        
       
        The items of the list are combined as LOGICAL AND with operator ampersand.
        
       
        One item itself could be concatenated with a comma as LOGICAL OR.
         | 
     |
| formatters
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        A list of fields to display for returned results.
         | 
     |
| params
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        the parameter for each selector, see definition in above list.
         | 
     |
| selector
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        selector of the retrieved log type
         | 
     
| sorters
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        A list of expressions to sort the returned results.
        
       
        The items of the list are in ascending order with operator ampersand.
        
       
        One item itself could be in decending order with a comma inside.
         | 
     |
| vdom
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "root"
         | 
      
        
        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.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Different selector may have different parameters, users are expected to look up them for a specific selector.
 - For some selectors, the objects are global, no params are allowed to appear
 - Not all parameters are required for a slector.
 - This module is exclusivly for FortiOS Log API.
 
Examples
- hosts: fortigate03
  connection: httpapi
  collections:
  - fortinet.fortios
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Get system event log with logid==0100032038
    fortios_log_fact:
       filters:
         - logid==0100032038
       selector: "disk_event_system"
       params:
         rows: 100
  - name: Get a description of the quarantined virus file
    fortios_log_fact:
       selector: "forticloud_virus_archive"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| build
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Build number of the fortigate image
         Sample:
        
       
        1547
         | 
     
| rows
        
        integer
         | 
      always | 
        
        Number of rows to return
         Sample:
        
       
        400
         | 
     
| serial
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Serial number of the unit
         Sample:
        
       
        FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
         | 
     
| session_id
        
        integer
         | 
      always | 
        
        session id for the request
         Sample:
        
       
        7
         | 
     
| start
        
        integer
         | 
      always | 
        
        Row number for the first row to return
          | 
     
| status
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Indication of the operation's result
         Sample:
        
       
        success
         | 
     
| subcategory
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Type of log that can be retrieved
         Sample:
        
       
        system
         | 
     
| total_lines
        
        integer
         | 
      always | 
        
        Total lines returned from the result
         Sample:
        
       
        510
         | 
     
| vdom
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Virtual domain used
         Sample:
        
       
        root
         | 
     
| version
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Version of the FortiGate
         Sample:
        
       
        v5.6.3
         | 
     
Authors
- Jie Xue (@JieX19)
 - Link Zheng (@chillancezen)
 - Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)
 - Frank Shen (@fshen01)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/fortinet/fortios/fortios_log_fact_module.html