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# Journalctl
This Ansible role manages the configuration of `systemd-journald` on target hosts.
## Description
- Copies a customized `journald.conf` to `/etc/systemd/journald.conf`
- Ensures log retention for one week
- Restarts the `systemd-journald` service when configuration changes
- Supports live log streaming via `journalctl -f`
## Overview
1. **Template deployment**
The role places your `journald.conf.j2` template into `/etc/systemd/journald.conf`.
2. **Service handler**
On change, it notifies a handler to restart `systemd-journald`.
3. **Monitoring**
You can follow logs in real time with `journalctl -f`.
## Features
- Customizable retention and runtime limits
- Seamless restarts on config update
- Integration with `sys-hlth-journalctl` for downstream monitoring
## Usage
```yaml
- hosts: all
roles:
- role: sys-svc-journalctl