/ansible-role-logwatch

An ansible role to install and configure logwatch

Ansible Role: logwatch

An ansible role to install and configure logwatch.

Requirements

This role has been tested on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10 only.

Variables

  • logwatch_email: email address which Logwatch reports to
    • Default: root
  • logwatch_detail: the level of detail in the Logwatch report
    • Default: low
  • logwatch_range: the default time range for the Logwatch report
    • Default: yesterday
  • logwatch_output: the output method of the Logwatch report
    • Default: mail
    • Options:
      • stdout
      • mail
      • file
  • logwatch_format: the format of the Logwatch report
    • Default: text
    • Options:
      • text
      • html
  • logwatch_daily_reports: send daily reports
    • Default: true
  • logwatch_services: list of services to monitor
    • Default: ['All']

Usage Example

- hosts: all
  vars:
    logwatch_email:
      - admin@domain.tld
  roles:
    - thedumbtechguy.logwatch

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created by TheDumbTechGuy ( twitter | blog | galaxy )

Credits