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# ansible-logrotate-plusplus # ansible-logrotate-plusplus
## Description
Ansible role which installs and configures logrotate Ansible role which installs and configures logrotate
It can test if paths exist before writing a logrotate config to the server. It can test if paths exist before writing a logrotate config to the server.
Load the roles default vars with custom paths and per path parameters, and run the playbook across a dynamic Load the roles default vars with custom paths and per path parameters, and run the playbook across a dynamic
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This project was based of https://github.com/arillso/ansible.logrotate 1.5.2 This project was based of https://github.com/arillso/ansible.logrotate 1.5.2
(https://github.com/arillso/ansible.logrotate/commit/038649f7933c21ba9f1f2c8363bfb4d49aaf46f2) (https://github.com/arillso/ansible.logrotate/commit/038649f7933c21ba9f1f2c8363bfb4d49aaf46f2)
**This Ansible role was made possible by: Ansible consultant _Serge van Ginderachter_ of _Ginsys_:**
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## Installation
```bash
ansible-galaxy install stationgroup.ansible_logrotate_plusplus
```
## Requirements
None
## Role Variables
### imclude files
Path to the imclude files.
```yml
logrotate_include_dir: /etc/logrotate.d
```
### logrotate_use_hourly_rotation
Enable hourly rotation with cron.
```yml
logrotate_use_hourly_rotation: false
```
### logrotate options
List of global options.
```yml
logrotate_options:
- weekly
- rotate 4
- create
- dateext
- su root syslog
```
### Package
package name to install logrotate.
```yml
logrotate_package: logrotate
```
### default config
logroate for wtmp
```yml
logrotate_wtmp:
logs:
- /var/log/wtmp
options:
- missingok
- monthly
- create 0664 root utmp
- rotate 1
```
logroate for btmp
```yml
logrotate_btmp:
logs:
- /var/log/btmp
options:
- missingok
- monthly
- create 0660 root utmp
- rotate 1
```
### applications config
More log files can be added that will logorate.
```yml
logrotate_applications: []
```
#### Example
The following options are available.
```yml
logrotate_applications:
- name: name-your-log-rotate-application
definitions:
- logs:
- /var/log/apt/term.log
- /var/log/apt/history.log
options:
- rotate 12
- monthly
- missingok
- notifempty
```
## Dependencies
None
## Example Playbook
```yml
- hosts: all
roles:
- stationgroup.ansible_logrotate_plusplus
```
## License
This project is under the MIT License.

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galaxy_info: galaxy_info:
role_name: 'stationgroup.logrotate-plusplus'
author: 'stationgroup' author: 'stationgroup'
description: | description: |
Ansible role for installings and configuring lograte on Linux, deploying a list of defaults only if the Ansible role for installings and configuring lograte on Linux, deploying a list of defaults only if the