EDR: How to enable debug logging for the 3.8 Event Forwarder
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EDR: How to enable debug logging for the 3.8 Event Forwarder

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Article ID: 288166

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Products

Carbon Black EDR (formerly Cb Response)

Issue/Introduction

How to enable debug logging for the 3.8 Event Forwarder

Environment

  • EDR Server: All versions
  • EDR Sensors: All versions
  • CB Event Forwarder: 3.8+

Resolution

  1. There's a new debug setting for the 3.8+ Event Forwarder in the file /etc/cb/integrations/event-forwarder/event-forwarder.conf
#log_level controls the logging level, default INFO Ex) (INFO, WARN, DEBUG, ERROR, PANIC)
log_level=
  1. Set the log_level to DEBUG, then restart the Event Forwarder(s).
  2. If this is a cluster, repeat these steps for each node in the cluster to achieve full coverage.