fw repairlog

Description

Check Point Security log file ($FWDIR/log/*.log) and Audit log files ($FWDIR/log/*.adtlog) are databases, with special pointer files.

If these log pointer files become corrupted (which causes the inability to read the log file), this command can rebuild them.

Log File Type

Log File Location

Log Pointer Files

Security log

$FWDIR/log/*.log

*.logptr

*.logaccount_ptr

*.loginitial_ptr

*.logLuuidDB

Audit log

$FWDIR/log/*.adtlog

*.adtlogptr

*.adtlogaccount_ptr

*.adtloginitial_ptr

*.adtlogLuuidDB

Syntax

fw [-d] repairlog [-u] <Name of Log File>

Parameters

Parameter

Description

-d

Runs the command in debug mode.

Use only if you troubleshoot the command itself.

Best Practice - If you use this parameter, then redirect the output to a file, or use the script command to save the entire CLI session.

-u

Specifies to rebuild the unification chains in the log file.

<Name of Log File>

The name of the log file to repair.

Example - Repairing the Audit log file

fw repairlog -u 2019-06-17_000000.adtlog