Remove Debian installer log files after 4 weeks.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+## v1.1.2
+
+### Enhancements
+* Remove Debian installer log files after 4 weeks.
+
 ## v1.1.1
 
 ### Features

README.md

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Manage some packages installation and configuration from 'utils' section (Apt).
 * **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunenames** : A list of directory names (without paths) which should not be scanned [default: `[.bzr, .git, .hg, .svn]`].
 * **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunepaths** : A list of path names of directories which should not be scanned [default: `[/media, /mnt, /tmp, /var/lib/ceph, /var/spool]`].
 * **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunefs** : A list of file system types (as used in /etc/mtab) which should not be scanned [default: `[afs, autofs, binfmt_misc, ceph, cifs, coda, curlftpfs, devfs, devpts, devtmpfs, ecryptfs, fuse.glusterfs, fuse.sshfs, fusesmb, iso9660, lustre, lustre_lite, mfs, ncpfs, NFS, nfs, nfs4, proc, rpc_pipefs, shfs, smbfs, sysfs, ftpfs, tmpfs, udf, usbfs]`].
+* **pkg_utils_purge_installer_log** : If the installer log files should be removed [default : `true`].
+* **pkg_utils_purge_installer_age** : Maximum age of the installer log files before removing [default : `4w`].
 
 ### OS Specific Variables
 
@@ -59,6 +61,15 @@ Please see default value by Operating System file in [vars][vars directory] dire
       pkg_utils_old_manage: false
 ```
 
+* Don't remove installer log files :
+
+``` yml
+- hosts: serverXYZ
+  roles:
+    - role: ipr-cnrs.pkg_utils
+      pkg_utils_purge_installer_log: false
+```
+
 ## Packages
 
 ### New Packages
@@ -112,6 +123,12 @@ Based on the [Oefenweb module][oefenweb ansible updatedb], thanks !
 * Set the default configuration file for *updatedb* and update the database for Mlocate with an handler.
 * Ensure to not scan some path, directories and filesystem.
 
+### Installer log files
+
+* Debian installer log all the installation in `/var/log/installer`.
+* If a system is stable, you should removed these log files.
+* After 4 weeks (by default) this role will remove it.
+
 ## Development
 
 This source code comes from our [Gogs instance][pkg_utils source] and the [Github repo][pkg_utils github] exist just to be able to send the role to Ansible Galaxy…

defaults/main.yml

@@ -59,3 +59,7 @@ pkg_utils_updatedb_prunefs:
   - tmpfs
   - udf
   - usbfs
+
+pkg_utils_purge_installer_log: true
+pkg_utils_purge_installer_age: '4w'
+

tasks/main.yml

@@ -45,3 +45,23 @@
   notify: update mlocate db
 
 # }}}
+
+# purge log {{{
+
+- name: Find /var/log/installer
+  find:
+    path: /var/log/
+    patterns: 'installer'
+    age: '{{ pkg_utils_purge_installer_age }}'
+  register: findresult
+  when: pkg_utils_purge_installer_log
+
+- name: Remove /var/log/installer older than {{ pkg_utils_purge_installer_age }}
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: absent
+    recurse: yes
+  with_items: '{{ findresult.files }}'
+  when: pkg_utils_purge_installer_log
+
+# }}}