---
title: logrotate
type: docs
---

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Role to setup logrotate.

* [Default Variables](#default-variables)
  * [logrotate_config](#logrotate-config)
  * [logrotate_config_extra](#logrotate-config-extra)
  * [logrotate_include_dir](#logrotate-include-dir)
  * [logrotate_options](#logrotate-options)
  * [logrotate_package](#logrotate-package)
* [Dependencies](#dependencies)

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## Default Variables

### logrotate_config

#### Default value

```YAML
logrotate_config:
  - name: syslog
    definitions:
      - logs:
          - /var/log/cron
          - /var/log/maillog
          - /var/log/messages
          - /var/log/secure
          - /var/log/spooler
        options:
          - missingok
          - sharedscripts
        postrotate:
          - /usr/bin/systemctl kill -s HUP rsyslog.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
  - name: chrony
    definitions:
      - logs:
          - /var/log/chrony/*.log
        options:
          - missingok
          - nocreate
          - sharedscripts
        postrotate:
          - /usr/bin/chronyc cyclelogs > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
  - name: wtmp
    definitions:
      - logs:
          - /var/log/wtmp
        options:
          - missingok
          - monthly
          - create 0664 root utmp
          - minsize 1M
          - rotate 1
  - name: btmp
    definitions:
      - logs:
          - /var/log/btmp
        options:
          - missingok
          - monthly
          - create 0600 root utmp
          - rotate 1
```

### logrotate_config_extra

#### Default value

```YAML
logrotate_config_extra: []
```

### logrotate_include_dir

#### Default value

```YAML
logrotate_include_dir: /etc/logrotate.d
```

### logrotate_options

#### Default value

```YAML
logrotate_options:
  - weekly
  - rotate 4
  - create
  - dateext
```

### logrotate_package

#### Default value

```YAML
logrotate_package: logrotate
```

## Dependencies

None.