community.general.syslog_json – sends JSON events to syslog

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community.general.syslog_json – sends JSON events to syslog

Note

This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 2.0.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.syslog_json.


Synopsis

  • This plugin logs ansible-playbook and ansible runs to a syslog server in JSON format
  • Before 2.9 only environment variables were available for configuration

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the local controller node that executes this callback.

  • whitelist in configuration

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments

facility

string

Default:

"user"

ini entries: [callback_syslog_json]syslog_facility = user


env:SYSLOG_FACILITY

syslog facility to log as

port

string

Default:

514

ini entries: [callback_syslog_json]syslog_port = 514


env:SYSLOG_PORT

port on which the syslog server is listening

server

string

Default:

"localhost"

ini entries: [callback_syslog_json]syslog_server = localhost


env:SYSLOG_SERVER

syslog server that will receive the event



Authors

  • Unknown (!UNKNOWN)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/community/general/syslog_json_callback.html