logrotate
ansible-role-logrotate
Install logrotate
Requirements
None
Role Variables
Variable | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
logrotate_config |
path to logrotate.conf |
{{ __logrotate_config }} |
logrotate_conf_d |
path to logrotate.d |
{{ __logrotate_conf_d }} |
logrotate_default_rotate |
default value of rotate in logrotate.conf |
30 |
logrotate_default_dateext |
default value of dateformat in logrotate.conf |
true |
logrotate_default_dateformat |
default value of dateformat in logrotate.conf |
.%Y%m%d |
logrotate_default_freq |
default value of how often rotate the logs in logrotate.conf |
daily |
logrotate_default_su |
default value of su in logrotate.conf |
{{ __logrotate_default_su }} |
Debian
Variable | Default |
---|---|
__logrotate_config |
/etc/logrotate.conf |
__logrotate_conf_d |
/etc/logrotate.d |
__logrotate_default_su |
root syslog |
FreeBSD
Variable | Default |
---|---|
__logrotate_config |
/usr/local/etc/logrotate.conf |
__logrotate_conf_d |
/usr/local/etc/logrotate.d |
__logrotate_default_su |
root wheel |
RedHat
Variable | Default |
---|---|
__logrotate_config |
/etc/logrotate.conf |
__logrotate_conf_d |
/etc/logrotate.d |
__logrotate_default_su |
root root |
logrotate module
action_plugins/logrotate.py
enables to create a task like this.
- name: Rotate logstash.log
logrotate:
name: logstash
files:
- /var/log/logstash.log
delaycompress: yes
compress: yes
state: present
frequency: daily
Dependencies
None
Example Playbook
The following yaml
creates configurations for default ubuntu.
- hosts: localhost
roles:
- ansible-role-logrotate
post_tasks:
- name: Roate wtmp
logrotate:
name: wtmp
files:
- /var/log/wtmp
frequency: monthly
missingok: yes
create: 0664 root utmp
rotate: 1
su: root syslog
state: present
- name: Rotate btmp
logrotate:
name: btmp
files:
- /var/log/btmp
missingok: yes
frequency: monthly
create: 0660 root utmp
rotate: 1
su: root syslog
state: present
- name: Rotate apt
logrotate:
name: apt
files:
- /var/log/apt/term.log
- /var/log/apt/history.log
rotate: 12
frequency: monthly
compress: yes
missingok: yes
notifempty: yes
state: present
- name: Rotate dpkg
logrotate:
name: dpkg
files:
- /var/log/dpkg.log
- /var/log/alternatives.log
frequency: monthly
rotate: 12
compress: yes
delaycompress: yes
missingok: yes
notifempty: yes
create: 644 root root
su: root syslog
state: present
- name: Create rsyslog
logrotate:
name: rsyslog
files:
- /var/log/syslog
rotate: 7
frequency: daily
missingok: yes
notifempty: yes
delaycompress: yes
compress: yes
su: root syslog
sharedscripts: no
postrotate:
- "reload rsyslog >/dev/null 2>&1 || true"
state: present
- name: Rotate other rsyslog logs
logrotate:
name: rsyslog_others
files:
- /var/log/mail.info
- /var/log/mail.warn
- /var/log/mail.err
- /var/log/mail.log
- /var/log/daemon.log
- /var/log/kern.log
- /var/log/auth.log
- /var/log/user.log
- /var/log/lpr.log
- /var/log/cron.log
- /var/log/debug
- /var/log/messages
rotate: 4
frequency: weekly
missingok: yes
notifempty: yes
compress: yes
delaycompress: yes
su: root syslog
sharedscripts: yes
postrotate:
- "reload rsyslog >/dev/null 2>&1 || true"
state: present
- name: Rotate unattended-upgrades-shutdown.log
logrotate:
name: unattended-upgrades
files:
- /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log
- /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades-shutdown.log
rotate: 6
frequency: monthly
compress: yes
missingok: yes
notifempty: yes
state: present
- name: Rotate upstart
logrotate:
name: upstart
files:
- /var/log/upstart/*.log
frequency: daily
missingok: yes
rotate: 7
compress: yes
notifempty: yes
nocreate: yes
state: present
vars:
License
Copyright (c) 2016 Tomoyuki Sakurai <[email protected]>
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
Author Information
Tomoyuki Sakurai tomoyukis@reallyenglish.com