{"id":11727,"date":"2021-09-25T10:09:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T10:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11727"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:39:14","slug":"search-files-system-logs-csf-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/search-files-system-logs-csf-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Search for Files in System Logs of CSF via WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CSF or ConfigServer Security &amp; Firewall is a highly customizable web security application accessible to WHM users with a root account. CSF has a less-known function that allows users to search for files and other information in its System Logs.<\/p>\n<h2>To Search for Files in System Logs of CSF<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your root account of WHM.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> option from the navigation menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_plugins.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_plugins.png 1919w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_plugins-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_plugins-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_plugins-1024x462.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on\u00a0<strong>ConfigServer Security &amp; Firewall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_configserver_security_firewall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"148\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CSF interface will open.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click the <strong>Search System Logs<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/da_csf_search_sys_logs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1347\" height=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will find the search options for the CSF log.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the <strong>Log<\/strong> to refer for the search.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the file name or other text to search in the <strong>Text<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Search<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/da_csf_system_logs_search.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1347\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That is all you need to do\u00a0to search the system logs in ConfigServer Security Firewall.<\/p>\n<p>Just an additional pointer, the notes that CSF provides can prove helpful when searching the logs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSF or ConfigServer Security &amp; Firewall is a highly customizable web security application accessible to WHM users with a root account. 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