enable hourly logrotate

README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ None
 | Variable               | Default                                                                                             | Comments (type)                          |
 | :--------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------- |
 | logrotate_options      | [ 'weekly', 'su root syslog', 'rotate 4', 'create' ]                                                | List of default options                  |
+| use_hourly_rotation    | false                                                                                               | Enable hourly rotation with cron         |
 | logrotate_wtmp         | { logs: ['/var/log/wtmp'], options: ['missingok', 'monthly', 'create 0664 root utmp', 'rotate 1'] } | Logrotate options for wtmp               |
 | logrotate_btmp         | { logs: ['/var/log/btmp'], options: ['missingok', 'monthly', 'create 0660 root utmp', 'rotate 1'] } | Logrotate options for btmp               |
 | logrotate_applications | []                                                                                                  | Logrotate options for other applications |

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for arillso.logrotate
 
+use_hourly_rotation: false
+
 logrotate_wtmp:
   logs:
     - /var/log/wtmp

tasks/main.yml

@@ -53,3 +53,14 @@
     - '{{ logrotate_applications }}'
   tags:
     - configuration
+
+- name: Set logrotate hourly state
+  set_fact:
+    hourly_link_state: link
+  when: use_hourly_rotation
+
+- name: Symlink for hourly rotation
+  file:
+    path: "/etc/cron.hourly/logrotate"
+    src: "/etc/cron.daily/logrotate"
+    state: "{{ hourly_link_state }}"

vars/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+# vars file for arillso.logrotate
+hourly_link_state: absent