Technical Tip: How to see CLI syntax of GUI changes

[Debbie_FTNT]

Description

This article describes how to see what CLI syntax would correspond to GUI changes.

Solution
FortiGates can have settings modified both via GUI and CLI. When changes are made via GUI, the following allows visibility on what CLI syntax would have the same effect:

# diagnose debug cli 7
# diagnose debug enable

On an ssh/telnet terminal connected to the FortiGate, it will print any GUI changes as CLI syntax.

This allows gathering additional information on how to perform changes via CLI, and in general provides more insight into what changes are made via GUI.