syslog_json – sends JSON events to syslog

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 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

Authors

  • UNKNOWN

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Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.