Adding syslog support

linux-system-roles · Jan 9, 2024 · 3c18dcf · 3c18dcf
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ Defaults to `true`.
 time span after which journald synchronizes currently used journal file to disk.
 By default role doesn't alter currently used value.
 
+- `journald_forward_to_syslog` - boolean variable, control whether log messages
+received by the journal daemon shall be forwarded to a traditional syslog daemon.
+Defaults to `false`.
+
 ## Example Playbook
 
 ```yaml

diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ journald_max_file_size: 0
 journald_per_user: false
 journald_compression: true
 journald_sync_interval: 0
+journald_forward_to_syslog: false
diff --git a/templates/journald.conf.j2 b/templates/journald.conf.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RutimeMaxFiles={{ journald_max_files }}
 RuntimeMaxFileSize={{ journald_max_file_size }}M
 {% endif %}
 Compress={{ journald_compression | bool | ternary("yes", "no") }}
+ForwardToSyslog={{ journald_forward_to_syslog | bool | ternary("yes", "no") }}
 {# SyncInterval= #}
 {% if journald_sync_interval | int != 0 %}
 SyncIntervalSec={{ journald_sync_interval }}m