Puppet Class: base::remote_syslog

Defined in:
modules/base/manifests/remote_syslog.pp

Overview

Class: base::remote_syslog

Configure rsyslog to forward log events to a central server

Parameters

enable

Enable log forwarding. Should be set to false on the central server.

central_hosts

A list of host (and optional port) to forward syslog events to. (e.g. [“syslog.eqiad.wmnet”] or [“deployment-logstash2.deployment-prep.eqiad.wmflabs:10514”])

central_hosts_tls

A list of host:port (port is required) to forward syslog using TLS. (e.g. [“syslog.eqiad.wmnet:6514”])

Parameters:

  • enable (Any)
  • central_hosts (Any) (defaults to: [])
  • central_hosts_tls (Any) (defaults to: []) 


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# File 'modules/base/manifests/remote_syslog.pp', line 19

class base::remote_syslog (
    $enable,
    $central_hosts = [],
    $central_hosts_tls = [],
) {
    # Remove once trusty is gone
    if os_version('ubuntu == trusty') {
        $owner = 'syslog'
        $group = 'syslog'
    } else {
        $owner = 'root'
        $group = 'root'
    }

    if $enable {
        require_package('rsyslog-gnutls')

        if empty($central_hosts) and empty($central_hosts_tls) {
            fail('::base::remote_syslog::central_hosts or central_hosts_tls required')
        }

        if ! empty($central_hosts_tls) {
            file { '/etc/rsyslog':
                ensure => 'directory',
                owner  => $owner,
                group  => $group,
                mode   => '0400',
                before => Base::Expose_puppet_certs['/etc/rsyslog'],
            }

            ::base::expose_puppet_certs { '/etc/rsyslog':
                provide_private => true,
                user            => $owner,
                group           => $group,
            }
        }

        rsyslog::conf { 'remote_syslog':
            content  => template('base/remote_syslog.conf.erb'),
            priority => 30,
        }
    }
    # No ensure=>absent handling is needed for the $enable == false case
    # because ::rsyslog uses recursive purge to manage the files in its config
    # directory. Simply not adding the file will cause Puppet to remove it if
    # present.
}