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tuxmartin · Oct 6, 2022 · 26b557a · 26b557a
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -6,16 +6,27 @@ The configuration options can be obtained from [journald.conf(5)](https://www.fr
 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`          | `{}`             | Dict of configuration items for systemd-journald |
-| `journald_wipe_persistent` | `false`          | Wipe the persistent journal directory            |
+| 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
 
@@ -26,13 +37,15 @@ None
 ```yml
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-  - systemd-journald
+    - stuvusit.systemd-journald
+  vars:
     journald_config:
       Storage: volatile
       RuntimeMaxUse: 1G
       ForwardToConsole: "yes"
       TTYPath: /dev/tty12
-    journald_wipe_persistent: true
+    journald_wipe_persistent: True
+    journald_config_path: /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-ansible.conf
 ```
 
 ## License

diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 journald_config: {}
-journald_wipe_persistent: false
+journald_wipe_persistent: False
+journald_config_path: /etc/systemd/journald.conf
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Restart systemd-journald
+  become: True
   service:
     name: systemd-journald.service
     state: restarted
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ galaxy_info:
   platforms:
   - name: Ubuntu
     versions:
-    - xenial
     - yakkety
+    - xenial
+    - bionic
+    - focal
+    - jammy
   - name: Debian
     versions:
     - jessie
+    - stretch
+    - buster
+    - bullseye
   - name: ArchLinux
     versions:
     - all

diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 ---
+- name: Create journald config directory
+  become: True
+  file:
+    path: "{{ journald_config_path | dirname }}"
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    recurse: True
+  notify: Restart systemd-journald
+
 - name: Create journald configuration
+  become: True
   template:
     src: journald.conf.j2
-    dest: /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+    dest: "{{ journald_config_path }}"
     mode: 0644
     owner: root
     group: root
   notify: Restart systemd-journald
 
 - name: Wipe persistent journal directory
+  become: True
   file:
     path: /var/log/journal
     state: absent