syslog_json – sends JSON events to syslog

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Status

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

• 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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