3.3.4. Procedure – Recording and commenting configuration changes

Purpose: 

ZMS now records the history of configuration changes into a log file. The logs include who and when modified which component of the Zorp Gateway system. Component restarts and other similar activities are also logged, and the administrators can add comments to every action to make auditing easier. By default, ZMC displays a dialog automatically to comment the changes every time the ZMS configuration is modified, or a component is stopped, started, or restarted. The changelogs cannot be modified later.

The behavior of the changelog window can be configured in Edit > Preferences > General. For details, see Procedure 3.2.3.1, Configuring general ZMC preferences.

To review the existing changelog entries, navigate to Management > Changelogs. The window contains two filter bars: the Changelog entries filters for changelog entries, the Components filters inside a single changelog entry, if it contains too many actions. For details, see Section 3.3.10, Filtering list entries.

Steps: 

1. Optional step: If the New changelog entry window is not configured to display automatically after committing or quitting, a new changelog entry can be added manually. To do this, navigate to Edit > Changelog....

2. Review the details of the changelog entry. Every changelog entry includes the following information:

   • Date: It is the date when the action was performed.

   • Administrator: It provides the ZMC username of the administrator who performed the action.

   • Host: It is the Zorp Hosts affected by the action.

   • Component: It lists the ZMC components affected by the action.

   • Action: It is the type of change that was performed.

3. Enter the following:

   • Summary: Enter a short summary of the changes.

   • Description: Enter a detailed description of the changes.

4. To save the changelog entry, click Send.