Set lower limit for journald logs

To avoid hard drive filling up. Dunno if it was a problem before, but it was easy to copy from another project.
openfoodfoundation · Oct 5, 2023 · 379b4b0 · 379b4b0
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diff --git a/playbooks/provision.yml b/playbooks/provision.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
     - role: app_user # Create unprivileged user to run the app
       tags: app_user
 
+    - role: config # System config to help things run smoothly
+      tags: config
+
     - role: common # Install common apps and libraries, and setup shell.
       tags: common
 

diff --git a/roles/config/README.md b/roles/config/README.md
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+General system config to keep things running smoothly.
diff --git a/roles/config/handlers/main.yml b/roles/config/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Restart journald
+  service: name=systemd-journald state=restarted
+  become: yes
diff --git a/roles/config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/config/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: "Set journal log size limit" # to avoid hard drive filling up!
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+    regexp: '^#\s*SystemMaxUse='
+    line: 'SystemMaxUse=100M'
+  notify: Restart journald
+  become: yes