How to store ansible running log separately without touching log_path and ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH

[Qin Peter]

Hi All,

I am new to Ansible and I have requirement about ansible running log. Could anyone help? Thanks.

I am talking about running log, not the playbook log.

eg:

2019-02-28 01:39:59,819 p=23627 u=peterqi |  PLAY [create log file] *******************************************************************************************************>

     2019-02-28 01:39:59,830 p=23627 u=peterqi |  TASK [Gathering Facts] *******************************************************************************************************>

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,129 p=23627 u=peterqi |  ok: [localhost]

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,213 p=23627 u=peterqi |  TASK [rename log file] *******************************************************************************************************>

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,570 p=23627 u=peterqi |  changed: [localhost -> localhost]

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,577 p=23627 u=peterqi |  PLAY [cat test2 log] *********************************************************************************************************>

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,583 p=23627 u=peterqi |  TASK [Gathering Facts] *******************************************************************************************************>

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,682 paramiko.transport starting thread (client mode): 0x5517250L

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,683 paramiko.transport Local version/idstring: SSH-2.0-paramiko_2.4.1

     2019-02-28 01:40:01,690 paramiko.transport Remote version/idstring: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.6.1

Customer has some playbooks to run and only they have the right to update the ansible.cfg

I also will develop some playbooks but I must use the coutomer's configuration, both ansible.cfg(log_path) and variable ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH.

Now I want to keep the ansible running log in separate log file for all of my developed playbook.

And another limitation is the playbooks could be executed at the same time.

I try a lot but I find it is almost impossiable. 

My first try is adding a task at the beginning of every playbook:

- name: create log file

  hosts: localhost

  tasks:

    - name: rename log file

      shell: /bin/bash -l -c "touch  {{ lookup('env','ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH') }};mv {{ lookup('env','ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH') }} {{ lookup('env','ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH') }}-{{ lookup('pipe','date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S') }}"

      delegate_to: localhost

      become: yes

      become_user: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"

It works well first but if more than one playbooks are running at the same time, only the first log file will have all the logs, otheres are empty.

I am thinking about create a module, but I do not know if a module will be my solution.

Any suggestion?

I also cannot use plugin, because plugin will impact all the playbooks, including customer's.

Thanks a lot for any suggestions.

Best Regards,

Peter Qin