5.17. Configuring Logging for Denied Packets

With the LogDenied option in the firewalld, it is possible to add a simple logging mechanism for denied packets. These are the packets that are rejected or dropped. To change the setting of the logging, edit the /etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf file or use the command-line or GUI configuration tool.

If LogDenied is enabled, logging rules are added right before the reject and drop rules in the INPUT, FORWARD and OUTPUT chains for the default rules and also the final reject and drop rules in zones. The possible values for this setting are: all, unicast, broadcast, multicast, and off. The default setting is off. With the unicast, broadcast, and multicast setting, the pkttype match is used to match the link-layer packet type. With all, all packets are logged.

To list the actual LogDenied setting with firewall-cmd, use the following command as root:

firewall-cmd --get-log-denied

~]# firewall-cmd --get-log-denied
off

To change the LogDenied setting, use the following command as root:

firewall-cmd --set-log-denied=all

~]# firewall-cmd --set-log-denied=all
success

To change the LogDenied setting with the firewalld GUI configuration tool, start firewall-config, click the Options menu and select Change Log Denied. The LogDenied window appears. Select the new LogDenied setting from the menu and click OK.