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.. _community.windows.win_eventlog_module:
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community.windows.win_eventlog
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**Manage Windows event logs**
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Synopsis
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- Allows the addition, clearing and removal of local Windows event logs, and the creation and removal of sources from a given event log. Also allows the specification of settings per log and source.
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Parameters
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.. raw:: html
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
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<tr>
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<th colspan="1">Parameter</th>
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<th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
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<th width="100%">Comments</th>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>category_file</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">path</span>
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</div>
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<div>For one or more sources specified, the path to a custom category resource file.</div>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>maximum_size</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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<div>The maximum size of the event log.</div>
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<div>Value must be between 64KB and 4GB, and divisible by 64KB.</div>
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<div>Size can be specified in KB, MB or GB (e.g. 128KB, 16MB, 2.5GB).</div>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>message_file</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">path</span>
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<div>For one or more sources specified, the path to a custom event message resource file.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>name</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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/ <span style="color: red">required</span>
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</div>
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<div>Name of the event log to manage.</div>
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</td>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>overflow_action</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li>DoNotOverwrite</li>
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<li>OverwriteAsNeeded</li>
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<li>OverwriteOlder</li>
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</ul>
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<div>The action for the log to take once it reaches its maximum size.</div>
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<div>For <code>DoNotOverwrite</code>, all existing entries are kept and new entries are not retained.</div>
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<div>For <code>OverwriteAsNeeded</code>, each new entry overwrites the oldest entry.</div>
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<div>For <code>OverwriteOlder</code>, new log entries overwrite those older than the <code>retention_days</code> value.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>parameter_file</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">path</span>
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<div>For one or more sources specified, the path to a custom parameter resource file.</div>
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</td>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>retention_days</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<div>The minimum number of days event entries must remain in the log.</div>
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<div>This option is only used when <code>overflow_action</code> is <code>OverwriteOlder</code>.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>sources</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">list</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>A list of one or more sources to ensure are present/absent in the log.</div>
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<div>When <code>category_file</code>, <code>message_file</code> and/or <code>parameter_file</code> are specified, these values are applied across all sources.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>state</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li>absent</li>
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<li>clear</li>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b> ←</div></li>
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</ul>
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<div>Desired state of the log and/or sources.</div>
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<div>When <code>sources</code> is populated, state is checked for sources.</div>
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<div>When <code>sources</code> is not populated, state is checked for the specified log itself.</div>
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<div>If <code>state</code> is <code>clear</code>, event log entries are cleared for the target log.</div>
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</table>
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<br/>
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See Also
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--------
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`community.windows.win_eventlog_entry_module`
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The official documentation on the **community.windows.win_eventlog_entry** module.
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Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml
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- name: Add a new event log with two custom sources
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community.windows.win_eventlog:
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name: MyNewLog
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sources:
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- NewLogSource1
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- NewLogSource2
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state: present
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- name: Change the category and message resource files used for NewLogSource1
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community.windows.win_eventlog:
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name: MyNewLog
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sources:
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- NewLogSource1
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category_file: C:\NewApp\CustomCategories.dll
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message_file: C:\NewApp\CustomMessages.dll
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state: present
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- name: Change the maximum size and overflow action for MyNewLog
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community.windows.win_eventlog:
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name: MyNewLog
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maximum_size: 16MB
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overflow_action: DoNotOverwrite
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state: present
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- name: Clear event entries for MyNewLog
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community.windows.win_eventlog:
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name: MyNewLog
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state: clear
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- name: Remove NewLogSource2 from MyNewLog
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community.windows.win_eventlog:
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name: MyNewLog
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sources:
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- NewLogSource2
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state: absent
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- name: Remove MyNewLog and all remaining sources
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community.windows.win_eventlog:
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name: MyNewLog
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state: absent
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Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:
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.. raw:: html
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
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<th colspan="1">Key</th>
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<th>Returned</th>
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<th width="100%">Description</th>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>entries</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<td>success</td>
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<div>The count of entries present in the event log.</div>
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<br/>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">50</div>
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<b>exists</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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<td>success</td>
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<div>Whether the event log exists or not.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">True</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>maximum_size_kb</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<td>success</td>
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<div>Maximum size of the log in KB.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">512</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>name</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<td>always</td>
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<div>The name of the event log.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">MyNewLog</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>overflow_action</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<td>success</td>
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<div>The action the log takes once it reaches its maximum size.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">OverwriteOlder</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>retention_days</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<td>success</td>
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<div>The minimum number of days entries are retained in the log.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">7</div>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<td>success</td>
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<div>A list of the current sources for the log.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">['MyNewLog', 'NewLogSource1', 'NewLogSource2']</div>
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<b>sources_changed</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">list</span>
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<td>always</td>
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<div>A list of sources changed (e.g. re/created, removed) for the log; this is empty if no sources are changed.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">['NewLogSource2']</div>
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Status
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Authors
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~~~~~~~
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- Andrew Saraceni (@andrewsaraceni)
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