community.general.syslog_json – sends JSON events to syslog

Note

This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 1.3.2).

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
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/community/general/syslog_json_callback.html