CheckPoint CLI troubleshooting & management commands (often used)

10. Juni 2016 daniel.olivo-ruza English, Job stuff, Tech stuff 0

CheckPoint Firewall (basic troubleshooting commands incl. clustering)

cphaprob stat	List cluster status
cphaprob -a if	List status of interfaces
cphaprob syncstat	shows the sync status
cphaprob list	Shows a status in list form
cphastart/stop	Stops clustering on the specfic node
cp_conf sic	SIC stuff
cpconfig	config util
cplic print	prints the license
cprestart	Restarts all Check Point Services
cpstart	Starts all Check Point Services
cpstop	Stops all Check Point Services
cpstop -fwflag -proc	Stops all checkpoint Services but keeps policy active in kernel
cpwd_admin list	List checkpoint processes
cplic print	Print all the licensing information.
cpstat -f all polsrv	Show VPN Policy Server Stats
cpstat	Shows the status of the firewall
fw tab -t sam_blocked_ips	Block IPS via SmartTracker
fw tab -t connections -s	Show connection stats
fw tab -t connections -f	Show connections with IP instead of HEX
fw tab -t fwx_alloc -f	Show fwx_alloc with IP instead of HEX
fw tab -t peers_count -s	Shows VPN stats
fw tab -t userc_users -s	Shows VPN stats
fw checklic	Check license details
fw ctl get int [global kernel parameter]	Shows the current value of a global kernel parameter
fw ctl set int [global kernel parameter]  [value]	Sets the current value of a global keneral parameter. Only Temp ; Cleared after reboot.
fw ctl arp	Shows arp table
fw ctl install	Install hosts internal interfaces
fw ctl ip_forwarding	Control IP forwarding
fw ctl pstat	System Resource stats
fw ctl uninstall	Uninstall hosts internal interfaces
fw exportlog .o	Export current log file to ascii file
fw fetch	Fetch security policy and install
fw fetch localhost	Installs (on gateway) the last installed policy.
fw hastat	Shows Cluster statistics
fw lichosts	Display protected hosts
fw log -f	Tail the current log file
fw log -s -e	Retrieve logs between times
fw logswitch	Rotate current log file
fw lslogs	Display remote machine log-file list
fw monitor	Packet sniffer
fw printlic -p	Print current Firewall modules
fw printlic	Print current license details
fw putkey	Install authenication key onto host
fw stat -l	Long stat list, shows which policies are installed
fw stat -s	Short stat list, shows which policies are installed
fw unloadlocal	Unload policy
fw ver -k	Returns version, patch info and Kernal info
fwstart	Starts the firewall
fwstop	Stop the firewall
fwm lock_admin -v	View locked admin accounts
fwm dbexport -f user.txt	used to export users , can also use dbimport
fwm_start	starts the management processes
fwm -p	Print a list of Admin users
fwm -a	Adds an Admin
fwm -r	Delete an administrator

PROVIDER 1 Management

mdsenv [cma name]	Sets the mds environment
mcd	Changes your directory to that of the environment.
mds_setup	To setup MDS Servers
mdsconfig	Alternative to cpconfig for MDS servers
mdsstat	To see the processes status
mdsstart_customer [cma name]	To start cma
mdsstop_customer [cma name]	To stop cma
cma_migrate	To migrate an Smart center server to CMA
cmamigrate_assist	If you dont want to go through the pain of tar/zip/ftp and if you wish to enable FTP on Smart center server

VPN Troubleshooting

vpn tu	VPN utility, allows you to rekey vpn
vpn ipafile_check ipassignment.conf detail‏	Verifies the ipassignment.conf file
dtps lic	show desktop policy license status
cpstat -f all polsrv	show status of the dtps
vpn shell /tunnels/delete/IKE/peer/[peer ip]	delete IKE SA
vpn shell /tunnels/delete/IPsec/peer/[peer ip]	delete Phase 2 SA
vpn shell /show/tunnels/ike/peer/[peer ip]	show IKE SA
vpn shell /show/tunnels/ipsec/peer/[peer ip]	show Phase 2 SA
vpn shell show interface detailed [VTI name]	show VTI detail

DEBUGGING PACKETFLOW

fw ctl zdebug drop

shows dropped packets in realtime / gives reason for drop

• CheckPoint article for performance troubleshooting on gateways (sk33781)  https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk33781
• CheckPoint article on how to troubleshoot cluster failovers (sk62570) https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk62570#ROUTED
• Like a cheat sheet for CLI commands? Go to http://www.roesen.org/files/cp_cli_ref_card.pdf
• Even more troubleshooting commands for GAIA available under: http://www.51sec.org/2015/10/21/advanced-checkpoint-gaia-cli-commands-tips-and-tricks/
• More CheckPoint related topics/articles https://blog.lachmann.org/?cat=20

CHECKPOINT GAIA CLISH COMMANDS

show commands

save config	save the current configuration
show commands	shows all commands
show allowed-client all	show allowed clients
show arp dynamic all	displays the dynamic arp entries
show arp proxy all	shows proxy arp
show arp static all	displays all the static arp entry
show as	displays autonomous system number
show assets all	display hardware information
show bgp stats	shows bgp statistics
show bgp summary	shows summary information about bgp
show vrrp stats	show vrrp statistics
show bootp stats	shows bootp/dhcp relay statistics
show bootp interface	show all bootp/dhcp relay interfaces
show bonding group	show all bonding groups
show bridging groups	show all bridging groups
show backups	shows a list of local backups
show backup status	show the status of a backup or restore operation being performed
show backup last-successful	show the latest successful backup
show backup logs	show the logs of the recent backups/restores performed
show clock	show current clock
show configuration	show configuration
show-config state	shows the state of configuration either saved or unsaved
show date	shows date
show dns primary	shows primary dns server
show dns secondary	shows secondary dns server
show extended commands	shows all extended commands
show groups	shows all user groups
show hostname	show host name
show inactivity-timeout	shows inactivity-timeout settings
show interfaces	shows all interfaces
show interfaces ethx	shows settings related to an interface “x
show interfaces	show detailed information about all interfaces
show ipv6-state	shows ipv6 status as enabled or disabled
show management interface	shows management interface configuration
show ntp active	shows ntp status as enabled or disabled
show ntp servers	shows ntp servers
show ospf database	shows ospf database information
show ospf neighbors	shows ospf neighbors information
show ospf summary	shows ospf summary information
show pbr rules	shows policy based routing rules
show pbr summary	shows policy based routing summary information
show pbr tables	show pbr tables
show route	shows routing table
show routed version	shows information about routed version
show snapshots	shows a list of local snapshots
show snmp agent-version	shows whether the version is v1/v2/v3
show snmp interfaces	shows snmp agent interface
show snmp traps receivers	shows snmp trap receivers
show time	shows local machine time
show timezone	show configured timezone
show uptime	show system uptime
show users	show configured users and their homedir, uid/gid and shell
show user <username>	shows settings related to a particular user
show version all	shows version related to os edition, kernel version, product version etc
show virtual-system all	show virtual-systems configured
show vpn tunnels	use to show the vpn tunnels
show vrrp stats	shows vrrp status
show vrrp interfaces	shows vrrp enabled interfaces

set commands

add allowed-client host any-host / add allowed-client host <ip address>	add any host to the allowed clients list/ add allowed client by ipv4 address
add backup local	create and store a backup file in /var/cpbackups/backups/( on open servers) or /var/log/cpbackup/backups/ ( on checkpoint appliances)
add backup scp ip value path value username value	adds backup to scp server
add backup tftp ip value [ interactive ]	adds backup to tftp server
add snapshot	create snapshots which backs up everything like os configuration, checkpoint configuration, versions, patch level), including the drivers
add syslog log-remote-address <ip address> level <emerg/alert/crit/err/warning/notice/info/debug/all>	specifies syslog parameters
add user <username> uid <user-id-value> homedir	creates a user
expert	executes system shell
halt	put system to halt
history	shows command history
lock database override	overrides the config-lock settings
quit	exits out of a shell
reboot	reboots a system
restore backup local [value]	restores local backup interactively
rollback	ends the transaction mode by reverting the changes made during transaction
save config	save the current configuration
set backup restore local <filename>	restores a local backup
set core-dump <enable/disable>	enable/disable core dumps
set date yyyy-mm-dd	sets system date
set dhcp server enable	enable dhcp server
set dns primary <x.x.x.x>	sets primary dns ip address
set dns secondary <x.x.x.x>	sets secondary dns ip address
set expert-password	set or change password for entering into expert mode
set edition default <value>	set the default edition to 32-bit or 64-bit
set hostname <value>	sets system hostname
set inactivity-timeout <value>	sets the inactivity timeout
set interface ethx ipv4-address x.x.x.x mask-length 24	adds ip address to an interface
set ipv6-state on/off	sets ipv6 status as on or off
set kernel-routes on/off	sets kernel routes to on/off state
set management interface <interface name>	sets an interface as management interface
set message motd value	sets message of the day
set ntp active on/off	activates ntp on/off
set ntp server primary x.x.x.x version <1/2/3/4>	sets primary ntp server
set ntp server secondary x.x.x.x version <1/2/3/4>	sets secondary ntp server
set snapshot revert<filename>	revert the machine to the selected snapshot
set snmp agent on/off	sets the snmp agent daemon on/off
set snmp agent-version <value>	sets snmp agent version
set snmp community <value> read-only	sets snmp readonly community string
add snmp interface <interface name>	sets snmp agent interface
set snmp traps receiver <ip address> version v1 community value	specifies trap receiver
set snmp traps trap <value>	set snmp traps
set static-route x.x.x.x/24 nexthop gateway address x.x.x.x on	adds specific static route
set time <value>	sets system time
set time zone <time-zone>	sets the time zone
set vsx off	sets vsx mode on
set vsx on	sets vsx mode off
set user <username> password	sets users password
set web session-timeout <value>	sets web configuration session time-out in minutes
set web ssl-port <value>	sets the web ssl-port for the system