DescriptionThis article describes how to get more details about a configuration change via the GUI as sometimes, when the change are applied nothing happens or you get an error.
Scope
Solution1) Open a SSH session to FortiGate.
2) Execute the following commands to show change activity in real time:
# diag debug cli 8
# diag debug enable
3) In the below lines, the activity about creating a local user is shown :
# config user local
edit "test"
set type password
set passwd ENC ...
end
write config file success, prepare to save in flash
[__create_file_new_version:250] the new version config file '/data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz.v000000012' is created
[symlink_config_file:317] a new version of '/data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz' is created: /data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz.v000000012
[symlink_config_file:360] the old version '/data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz.v0 3] '/data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz' has been symlink'ed to the new version '/data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz.v000000012'. The old version '/data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz.v000000011' has been deleted
zip config file /data/./config/sys_vd_root.conf.gz success!
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