Ansible Role systemd_journald

This role configures Systemd’s logging service „journald“.

Runs on

• RHEL 8 (and compatible)

• RHEL 9 (and compatible)

Tags

Tag	What it does
systemd_journald	Manages the journald config
systemd_journald:state	Manages the state of the journald service

Optional Role Variables

Variable	Description	Default Value
systemd_journald__conf_storage	Controls where to store journal data. Have a look at man 5 journald.conf. Possible options: * volatile * persistent * auto * none	'persistent'
systemd_journald__conf_system_max_use	Percentage of the filesystem under /var/log/journal which may be used by journald.	40
systemd_journald__service_enabled	Enables or disables the service, analogous to systemctl enable/disable.	true
systemd_journald__service_state	Changes the state of the service, analogous to systemctl start/stop/restart/reload. Possible options: * started * stopped * restarted * reloaded	'started'

Example:

# optional
systemd_journald__conf_storage: 'persistent'
systemd_journald__conf_system_max_use: 10
systemd_journald__service_enabled: true
systemd_journald__service_state: 'started'

License

The Unlicense

Author Information

Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich