Cannot Delete Syslog Certificate with Error Failed to Delete Certificate""
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Created On 09/26/18 13:52 PM - Last Modified 03/11/21 22:50 PM
Symptom
An imported certificate for Secure Syslog service cannot be deleted and errors out with:
Failed to delete Certificate - SyslogCert.
SyslogCert cannot be deleted because of references from:
deviceconfig > system > syslog-certificateEnvironment
- Palo Alto Firewall.
- Any PAN-OS.
- Certificate for Syslog Monitoring.
Cause
The certificate has references to be used in Syslog.
Resolution
- Make sure that the certificate is unchecked for Secure Syslog
- Delete the certificate either from the GUI or from the CLI configuration mode with the following command:
Using GUI:
- GUI: Device > Certificate Management > Certificates>
- Delete the certificate used for Syslog.
- Commit the configuration
> configure
# delete deviceconfig system syslog-certificate
# commit
# exit
Additional Information
Refer to Step 5 of Configure Syslog Monitoring.