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syslog

Send messages to the system syslog daemon.

This module enables scripts to log messages to the system log daemon, useful for operational logging, debugging, and audit trails in container/IoT environments.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: none

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Values	Description
facility		string	auth authpriv cron daemon ftp kern local0 local1 local2 local3 local4 local5 local6 local7 lpr mail news syslog user uucp	The syslog facility to use.
ident		string		Program identifier to use in syslog messages. Defaults to the script name or “rash”.
msg	true	string		The message to log to syslog (required).
pid		boolean		Include PID in the log message.
priority		string	debug info notice warning error crit alert emerg	The priority/severity level of the message.

Example

- name: Log a simple info message
  syslog:
    msg: "Script started"

- name: Log with custom facility and priority
  syslog:
    msg: "Critical system error"
    facility: local0
    priority: error

- name: Log with custom identifier
  syslog:
    msg: "Container startup complete"
    ident: myapp

- name: Log daemon message with PID
  syslog:
    msg: "Service heartbeat"
    facility: daemon
    priority: info
    ident: myservice
    pid: true