Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract of Forescout Platform Administration and Deployment:
According to the Forescout CLI Commands Reference Guide and official documentation, the plugin logs in the CounterACT CLI are located at the path /usr/local/forescout/log/plugin/.
CLI Log File Structure:
The Forescout CLI organizes log files in a hierarchical directory structure. When using the CLI to access logs, administrators can navigate through the following directory structure:
log - View appliance log files
log:plugin - Access plugin-specific log directories
log:plugin/ - Access logs for a specific plugin
Example Plugin Log Locations:
According to the documentation, specific plugin logs can be accessed using the following CLI commands:
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list log:plugin/
monitor log:plugin//.log
For example, the Python server logs for the Connect Module are located at: /usr/local/forescout/plugin/connect_module/python_logs
CLI Commands for Accessing Plugin Logs:
The correct CLI syntax for accessing plugin logs includes:
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list log:plugin/ – Lists plugin log directory contents
monitor log:plugin//.log – Monitors plugin log in real-time
view log:plugin//.log – Views plugin log file contents
search log:plugin//.log – Searches within plugin logs
Why Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. /usr/local/forescout/plugin//log - Inverted directory structure; log is a parent directory, not a subdirectory of the plugin ID
B. /usr/local/forescout/plugin/log/ - Incorrect path structure; "log" is not a subdirectory under "plugin"
C. /usr/local/forescout/log - Too generic; this path refers to appliance-wide logs, not plugin-specific logs
D. /usr/local/log/plugin/ - Incorrect root path; Forescout logs are stored under /usr/local/forescout, not /usr/local
Referenced Documentation:
Forescout CLI Commands Reference Guide - List Directories and Log Files section
Python Log Location documentation
FS-CLI Commands - File and Log Management section
Examples showing log:plugin path structure in CLI reference guides
