Check Logging

The following scenario shows how to display and register user actions performed on the OSDx CLI (Command Line Interface).

Test CLI Events Logging

Description

This scenario demonstrates how to show and store in a file the different actions that users perform on the CLI.

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0 :

set system description DESC1
set system login user admin authentication encrypted-password '$6$GSjsCj8gHLv$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0'

Step 2: Run command system journal show | tail -n 20 at DUT0 and expect this output:

Show output

Jun 04 10:45:53.315815 osdx systemd-journald[2213]: Runtime Journal (/run/log/journal/d7b8b58d13984d0bb9acdb87ea6c32f4) is 1.9M, max 13.8M, 11.8M free.
Jun 04 10:45:53.318832 osdx systemd-journald[2213]: Received client request to rotate journal, rotating.
Jun 04 10:45:53.318905 osdx systemd-journald[2213]: Vacuuming done, freed 0B of archived journals from /run/log/journal/d7b8b58d13984d0bb9acdb87ea6c32f4.
Jun 04 10:45:53.327163 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' executed a new command: 'system journal clear'.
Jun 04 10:45:53.561168 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' executed a new command: 'system coredump delete all'.
Jun 04 10:45:53.833247 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' entered the configuration menu.
Jun 04 10:45:53.930281 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' added a new cfg line: 'set system description DESC1'.
Jun 04 10:45:54.021994 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' added a new cfg line: 'show working'.
Jun 04 10:45:54.130699 osdx ubnt-cfgd[18344]: inactive
Jun 04 10:45:54.145800 osdx INFO[18350]: FRR daemons did not change
Jun 04 10:45:54.152365 osdx cfgd[1850]: [18115]Completed change to active configuration
Jun 04 10:45:54.154447 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' committed the configuration.
Jun 04 10:45:54.169924 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' left the configuration menu.

Step 3: Run command system login show users at DUT0 and expect this output:

Show output

NAME     LINE         TIME             COMMENT
admin    ttyS0        2026-06-04 10:45

Step 4: Run command system journal show | tail -n 20 at DUT0 and expect this output:

Show output

Jun 04 10:45:53.315815 osdx systemd-journald[2213]: Runtime Journal (/run/log/journal/d7b8b58d13984d0bb9acdb87ea6c32f4) is 1.9M, max 13.8M, 11.8M free.
Jun 04 10:45:53.318832 osdx systemd-journald[2213]: Received client request to rotate journal, rotating.
Jun 04 10:45:53.318905 osdx systemd-journald[2213]: Vacuuming done, freed 0B of archived journals from /run/log/journal/d7b8b58d13984d0bb9acdb87ea6c32f4.
Jun 04 10:45:53.327163 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' executed a new command: 'system journal clear'.
Jun 04 10:45:53.561168 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' executed a new command: 'system coredump delete all'.
Jun 04 10:45:53.833247 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' entered the configuration menu.
Jun 04 10:45:53.930281 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' added a new cfg line: 'set system description DESC1'.
Jun 04 10:45:54.021994 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' added a new cfg line: 'show working'.
Jun 04 10:45:54.130699 osdx ubnt-cfgd[18344]: inactive
Jun 04 10:45:54.145800 osdx INFO[18350]: FRR daemons did not change
Jun 04 10:45:54.152365 osdx cfgd[1850]: [18115]Completed change to active configuration
Jun 04 10:45:54.154447 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' committed the configuration.
Jun 04 10:45:54.169924 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' left the configuration menu.
Jun 04 10:45:54.321746 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' executed a new command: 'system journal show | tail -n 20'.
Jun 04 10:45:54.405988 osdx OSDxCLI[18115]: User 'admin' executed a new command: 'system login show users'.

Step 5: Modify the following configuration lines in DUT0 :

set system syslog file CLI filter def app OSDxCLI
set system syslog file CLI filter def level info

Step 6: Login as admin user on DUT0.

Step 7: Modify the following configuration lines in DUT0 :

set system description DESC2

Step 8: Run command file show running://log/user/CLI/CLI at DUT0 and expect this output:

Show output

2026-06-04 10:45:55.260288 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' committed the configuration.
2026-06-04 10:45:55.307048 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' left the configuration menu.
2026-06-04 10:45:55.409445 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' has logged out.
2026-06-04 10:45:56.907712 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' has logged in.
2026-06-04 10:45:57.041120 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' entered the configuration menu.
2026-06-04 10:45:57.097235 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' added a new cfg line: 'set system description DESC2'.
2026-06-04 10:45:57.204895 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' added a new cfg line: 'show changes'.
2026-06-04 10:45:57.403124 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' committed the configuration.
2026-06-04 10:45:57.434452 auth-notice , OSDxCLI:  User 'admin' left the configuration menu.

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