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syslog_json – sends JSON events to syslog¶

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Synopsis ¶

This plugin logs ansible-playbook and ansible runs to a syslog server in JSON format
Before 2.4 only environment variables were available for configuration

Requirements ¶

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

whitelist in configuration

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
facility -	Default: "user"	ini entries: [callback_syslog_json] syslog_facility = user env:SYSLOG_FACILITY	syslog facility to log as
port -	Default: 514	ini entries: [callback_syslog_json] syslog_port = 514 env:SYSLOG_PORT	port on which the syslog server is listening
server -	Default: "localhost"	ini entries: [callback_syslog_json] syslog_server = localhost env:SYSLOG_SERVER	syslog server that will receive the event

Status ¶

This callback is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This callback is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

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