journald

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Setup - The basics of getting started with journald
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with journald
3. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
4. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Overview

systemd-journald is a system service that collects and stores logging data. It creates and maintains structured, indexed journals based on logging information that is received from a variety of sources:

• Kernel log messages, via kmsg
• Simple system log messages, via the libc syslog(3) call
• Structured system log messages via the native Journal API, see sd_journal_print(4)
• Standard output and standard error of system services
• Audit records, via the audit subsystem

Setup

Beginning with journald

include journald

Usage

class {'journald': options => {
    'Compress'          => 'yes',
    'ForwardToSyslog'   => 'yes',
    'ForwardToKMsg'     => 'yes',
    'ForwardToConsole'  => 'no',
    'TTYPath'           => '/dev/console',
  }
}

Limitations

This module is only appicable on EL7 machines

Development

• Fork the project
• Commit and push until you are happy with your contribution
• Send a pull request with a description of your changes