systemd-journald

This role configures systemd-journald. The configuration options can be obtained from journald.conf(5).

You can ask this role to wipe the persistent journal directory at /var/log/journal. Note that this changes journald's behaviour if the storage was set to auto.

To get the current systemd-journald running configuration run: systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/journald.conf

Requirements

systemd with journald compiled in

Role Variables

Name	Default/Required	Description
journald_config	{} / no	Dict of configuration items for systemd-journald
journald_wipe_persistent	false / no	Wipe the persistent journal directory
journald_config_path	/etc/systemd/journald.conf / no	Journald config file path

Configuration path	Description
/etc/systemd/journald.conf	default/base configuration, as defined by the local system administrator
/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/*.conf	local administrator override directory (filename is an arbitrary value)
/run/systemd/journald.conf.d/*.conf	runtime override directory (filename is an arbitrary value)
/usr/lib/systemd/journald.conf.d/*.conf	vendor package override directory

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - stuvusit.systemd-journald
  vars:
    journald_config:
      Storage: volatile
      RuntimeMaxUse: 1G
      ForwardToConsole: "yes"
      TTYPath: /dev/tty12
    journald_wipe_persistent: True
    journald_config_path: /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-ansible.conf

License

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Author Information

• Janne Heß