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log_plays – write playbook output to log file¶

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Synopsis ¶

This callback writes playbook output to a file per host in the /var/log/ansible/hosts directory

Requirements ¶

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

Whitelist in configuration
A writeable /var/log/ansible/hosts directory by the user executing Ansible on the controller

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
log_folder - added in 2.9	Default: "/var/log/ansible/hosts"	ini entries: [callback_log_plays] log_folder = /var/log/ansible/hosts env:ANSIBLE_LOG_FOLDER	The folder where log files will be created.

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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