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

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