topic Re: Cleaning up /var/log in Firewall and Security Management

Cleaning up /var/log

peter_schumache — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:57:07 GMT

We recently did an inline (cpuse) upgrade on our SmartCenter Server from R80.20 to R80.30

/var/log has now a size of 712GB, and there must be plenty of unused stuff to delete. Any hints are welcome.

For example: WTF is /var/log/opt/CPsuite-R80.20/fw1/log/blob/

Re: Cleaning up /var/log

Carl_Neidhardt1 — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:59:05 GMT

Same question, a year later, but with R80.30. Lots of space consumed in /fw1/log/blob/.

Re: Cleaning up /var/log

796570686578 — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:48:40 GMT

Hi, it seems that this directory is used to store packet captures by the Anti-Virus and Anti-Bot Blade.

From R80.20 CLI Reference Guide: Source
.......such as Anti-Bot and Anti-Virus that store packet captures in the $FWDIR/log/blob/ directory on the Security Gateway.

Page 174 or Ctrl+F blob

Edit: Found a relevant sk111593

Hope this helps