- name: system setup | logging | adjust retention period tags: systemd,journal,journald,sysctl,system setup lineinfile: dest: "/etc/systemd/journald.conf" regexp: "^#MaxFileSec=" line: "MaxFileSec=5day" register: journald_config - name: system setup | logging | restart journald (config changed) service: name: systemd-journald state: restarted when: journald_config.changed