--- - name: Ensures journalctl dir exists file: path: /etc/systemd state: directory - name: Configure journalctl copy: src: ../templates/journald.conf dest: /etc/systemd/journald.conf backup: yes register: journalctl_conf - name: Restart journalctl service ansible.builtin.systemd: name: systemd-journald state: restarted daemon_reload: true enabled: true when: journalctl_conf.changed