rsyslog

Installs and configures rsyslog

Requirements

This role requires Ansible 1.9 or higher.

Role Variables

Name	Default	Description
rsyslog_repeated_msg_reduction	"on"	Enable/disable repeated msg redution
rsyslog_action_file_default_template	RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat	Action file default template
rsyslog_klog_permit_non_kernel_facility	"on"	Enable/disable logging of non kernel facility
rsyslog_udp_enable	false	Enable or disable rsyslog to listen on UDP
rsyslog_udp_address	127.0.0.1	Address to bind to for UDP
rsyslog_udp_port	514	UDP port
rsyslog_tcp_enable	false	Enable or disable rsyslog to listen on TCP
rsyslog_tcp_port	514	TCP port
rsyslog_apps	[]	List of hashes for app specific configs

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

Install rsyslog

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.rsyslog

Install rsyslog and disable repeated msg reduction

- hosts: all
  vars:
    rsyslog_repeated_msg_reduction: "off"
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.rsyslog

Install rsyslog and configure logging options for HAProxy

- hosts: all
  vars:
    rsyslog_apps:
      - name: haproxy
        priority: 49
        lines:
          - "local0.* -/var/log/haproxy_0.log"
          - "local1.* -/var/log/haproxy_1.log"
          - "& ~"
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.rsyslog

License

BSD

Author Information

Kevin Brebanov