Click the message icon () in the header menu.
The envelope icon shows the number of unread messages. If the number exceeds 99 messages, the icon displays 99+.
Message Type | Description | Examples |
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Sheriff | Messages from Sheriff. | Plugins Feed Update - 2015-11-24 |
Deployment | System-generated messages regarding your Sheriff CSM instance. | Configured DNS is external (172.16.100.1) |
Information | Miscellaneous messages regarding your Sheriff CSM instance. | Become a Sheriff Certified Security Engineer |
Update | System-generated messages regarding updates. | New Update: Sheriff 5.2 has been released |
Message Priority | Description | Examples |
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Info | These messages provide useful information to the user. |
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Warning | These messages specify that something in the environment has changed, and that Sheriff CSM is no longer functioning as it was configured. Warnings are also generated as precursors to Errors when Sheriff CSM detects a situation that could potentially disrupt normal operation if allowed to continue. |
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Error | These messages concern something in Sheriff CSM that is no longer working or will stop working in a short period of time. These issues should be resolved as soon as possible to prevent service disruption. |
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Filters | Description |
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Unread (n)
All Messages (n) | Use this filter to show messages that have not been read or all messages. The table of messages displays the unread messages in bold until the user clicks on them. The number between parentheses indicates the number of messages for each option. |
Message Type | Use this filter to choose which message type to display. See Message Types for more information. The number next to each filter indicates the number of messages for each type. These numbers correspond to the first filter option that you choose. For example, if Unread is selected, and you choose Deployment under Message Type, the number in parentheses shows unread messages for Deployment. |
Priority | Use this filter to choose which message priority to display. See Message Priorities for more information. The number next to each filter indicates the number of messages for each priority. These numbers correspond to the first filter option that you choose. For example, if All Messages is selected, and you choose Warning under Priority, the number in parentheses shows all warning messages. |
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. The external server signs all messages and Sheriff CSM checks the signature to verify the authenticity.
System status — These messages correspond to the operation of Sheriff CSM in real time. For this reason, they update frequently.
They consist of the following status types:
User Activity — These messages correspond to user activities within Sheriff CSM. For example, when a user executes a backup on Configuration > Administration > Backups, and the backup ends with an error, this will generate a message.
Click the message line in the table.
The message details appear below the table, as shown in the previous illustration.
Select one or more messages and click Actions > Delete.
A confirmation message displays, asking you to confirm.