---
- name: Enable persistent journal (across boots)
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: true
  become: True
  tasks:

    - name: mkdir /var/log/journal
      command:
        cmd: mkdir /
        creates: /var/log/journal
      ignore_errors: yes

    - name: Create systemd-tmpfiles in /var/log/journal
      command:
        cmd: systemd-tmpfiles --create --prefix /var/log/journal

    - name: Restart system-journald
      command:
         cmd: systemctl restart systemd-journald