README.md

noobient.logrotate

Synopsys

This role enables log rotation for log files. Rotation occurs daily, and the files are compressed using the XZ compression.

Parameters

Name	Required	Example	Description
name	yes	tomcat	Nickname of the log rotation configuration.
pattern	yes	/var/log/foo.log	Pattern(s) for the file(s) to rotate. You can specify multiple patterns, one line per pattern, see examples for syntax.
retention	no	14	Number of days to keep the rotated log files. Defaults to 7.

Examples

- include_role:
    name: noobient.logrotate
  vars:
    name: kf2-ddos
    pattern: /var/log/kf2-ddos.log

- include_role:
    name: noobient.logrotate
  vars:
    name: tomcat
    pattern: |-
      /opt/tomcat/logs/*.log
      /opt/tomcat/logs/catalina.out
    retention: 14

Return Values

N/A

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