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.

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

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
  - systemd-journald
    journald_config:
      Storage: volatile
      RuntimeMaxUse: 1G
      ForwardToConsole: "yes"
      TTYPath: /dev/tty12
    journald_wipe_persistent: true

License

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Author Information

• Janne Heß