common: Configure journald to keep logs persistent until storage max

group_vars/all/vars.yml

@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ global_wireguard_ipv4_range: "10.162.4.0/{{ global_wireguard_ipv4_subnet }}"
 
 global_systemd_preset_directory: "/lib/systemd/system"
 global_systemd_configuration_directory: "/etc/systemd/system"
+global_systemd_journal_configuration_directory: "/etc/systmed/journald.conf.d"
+global_systemd_journal_max_storage: 1G
 global_systemd_network_directory: "/etc/systemd/network"
 global_systemd_network_service_name: "systemd-networkd.service"
 global_systemd_network_system_user: "systemd-network"

roles/common/handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ---
 
+- name: restart systemd-journald
+  service:
+    name: systemd-journald.service
+    state: restarted
+
 - name: generate locales
   command: locale-gen
 

roles/common/tasks/journald.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+
+- name: Create directory for journald config
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ global_systemd_journal_configuration_directory }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
+
+- name: Configure journald log
+  template:
+    src: journald.conf
+    dest: "{{ global_systemd_journal_configuration_directory }}/main.conf"
+  notify:
+    - restart systemd-journald

roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 - name: Configure locales
   import_tasks: locales.yml
 
+- name: Configure journald
+  import_tasks: journald.yml
+
 - name: Configure custom facts
   import_tasks: custom_facts.yml
 

roles/common/templates/journald.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Journal]
+Storage=persistent
+SystemMaxUse={{ global_systemd_journal_max_storage }}