syslogger - Log messages in the syslog

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Uses syslog to add log entries to the host.
  • Can specify facility and priority.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
facility
 no daemon
  • kern
  • user
  • mail
  • daemon
  • auth
  • lpr
  • news
  • uucp
  • cron
  • syslog
  • local0
  • local1
  • local2
  • local3
  • local4
  • local5
  • local6
  • local7
Set the log facility
log_pid
 no no
  • yes
  • no
Log the pid in brackets
msg
 yes
This is the message to place in syslog
priority
 no info
  • emerg
  • alert
  • crit
  • err
  • warning
  • notice
  • info
  • debug
Set the log priority

Examples

# Full example
- name: Test syslog
  syslogger:
    msg: "Hello from ansible"
    priority: "err"
    facility: "daemon"
    log_pid: true

# Basic usage
- name: Simple Usage
  syslogger:
    msg: "I will end up as daemon.info"

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Testing Ansible and Developing Modules.

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/syslogger_module.html