Sys-svc-journalctl Role

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• author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach

• description: Configure and manage systemd-journald settings

• license: Infinito.Nexus NonCommercial License

• license_url: https://s.infinito.nexus/license

• company: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach

Consulting & Coaching Solutions https://www.veen.world

• galaxy_tags: [‘system’, ‘logging’, ‘journald’]

• repository: https://s.infinito.nexus/code

• issue_tracker_url: https://s.infinito.nexus/issues

• documentation: https://s.infinito.nexus/code/roles/sys-svc-journalctl

• run_after: []

README

Journalctl

This Ansible role manages the configuration of systemd-journald on target hosts.

Description

• Copies a customized journald.conf to /etc/systemd/journald.conf

• Ensures log retention for one week

• Restarts the systemd-journald service when configuration changes

• Supports live log streaming via journalctl -f

Overview

1. Template deployment The role places your journald.conf.j2 template into /etc/systemd/journald.conf.

2. Service handler On change, it notifies a handler to restart systemd-journald.

3. Monitoring You can follow logs in real time with journalctl -f.

Features

• Customizable retention and runtime limits

• Seamless restarts on config update

• Integration with sys-ctl-hlth-journalctl for downstream monitoring

Usage

```yaml - hosts: all roles: - role: sys-svc-journalctl