Configuring Logs on Citrix Gateway

September 15, 2021

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When you configure logging on Citrix Gateway, you can choose to store the audit logs on Citrix Gateway or send them to a syslog server. You use the configuration utility to create auditing policies and configure settings to store the audit logs.

create an auditing policy

In the configuration utility, on the Configuration tab, expandCitrix Gateway>Policies>Auditing.
InName, type a name for the policy.
Select one of the following:
- Syslog if you want to send the logs to a Syslog server.
- Nslogto store the logs on Citrix Gateway.
  
  Note:If you select this option, logs are stored in the /var/log folder on the appliance.
In the details pane, clickAdd.
Type the following information for the server information where the logs are stored:
- In Name, type the name of the server.
- Under Server, type the name or the IP address of the log server.
Click Create and then click Close.

After you create the auditing policy, you can bind the policy to any combination of the following:

Globally
Virtual servers
Groups
Users

To bind an auditing policy globally

In the configuration utility, on the Configuration tab, expandCitrix Gateway>Policies>Auditing.
Select eitherSyslogorNslog.
In the details pane, clickActionand then clickGlobal Bindings.
In theBind/Unbind Auditing PoliciestoGlobaldialog box, underDetails, clickInsert Policy.
UnderPolicy Name, select a policy and then clickOK.

To modify an auditing policy

You can modify an existing auditing policy to change the server to which the logs are sent.

In the configuration utility, on theConfigurationtab, expandCitrix Gateway>Policies>Auditing
Select eitherSyslogorNslog.
In the details pane, click a policy and then clickOpen.
In Server, select the new server, and then clickOK.

To remove an auditing policy

You can remove an auditing policy from Citrix Gateway. When you remove an auditing policy, the policy is unbound automatically.

In the configuration utility, on the Configuration tab, expandCitrix Gateway>Policies>Auditing.
Select eitherSyslogorNslog.
In the details pane, click a policy and then clickRemove.

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Configuring Logs on Citrix Gateway

September 15, 2021

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September 15, 2021

Contributed by:

Configuring Logs on Citrix Gateway

create an auditing policy

To bind an auditing policy globally

To modify an auditing policy

To remove an auditing policy

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