Allow to enable logging

README.md

@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ Optionally: If you want to adjust the allow-query option globally, here is a sam
     bind_config_allow_query: [ '127.1.0.1', '127.1.0.2' ]
 
 
+Optionally: You can enable logging (this creates one file per channel):
+
+    bind_logging_enabled: on
+
+Optionally: You can configure log files size, versions, logging severity and path:
+    bind_logging_path: /var/log/named
+    bind_logging_file_versions: 3
+    bind_logging_file_size: 5m
+    bind_logging_severity: dynamic
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 None.
@@ -75,3 +85,4 @@ MIT
 ## Author Information
 
 René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
+Logging configuration borrowed from <a href="">Steven Carr</a> from a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/12114139/907592">StackOverflow's answer</a>.

defaults/main.yml

@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ bind_masterzones_path: "masters"
 bind_slavezones_path: "slaves"
 bind_config_listen_on: any
 bind_config_allow_query: []
+bind_logging_enabled: off
+bind_logging_path: /var/log/named
+bind_logging_file_versions: 3
+bind_logging_file_size: 5m
+bind_logging_severity: dynamic

tasks/main.yml

@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@
   notify: reload bind
   tags: bind-zones
 
+- name: Create log directory
+  file: path={{ bind_logging_path }} state=directory owner={{ bind_user }} group={{ bind_group }} mode=0755
+  when: bind_logging_enabled
+
 - name: start/stop bind service
   service: name={{ bind_service_name }} state={{ bind_service_state }} enabled={{ bind_service_enabled }}

templates/named.conf.options.j2

@@ -62,3 +62,111 @@ options {
         recursion {{ bind_config_recursion }};                      // Do not provide recursive service
         zone-statistics yes;
 };
+
+{% if bind_logging_enabled %}
+logging {
+    channel default_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/default.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel general_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/general.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel database_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/database.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel security_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/security.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel config_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/config.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel resolver_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/resolver.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel xfer-in_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/xfer-in.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel xfer-out_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/xfer-out.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel notify_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/notify.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel client_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/client.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel unmatched_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/unmatched.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel queries_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/queries.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel network_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/network.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel update_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/update.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel dispatch_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/dispatch.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel dnssec_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/dnssec.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+    channel lame-servers_file {
+        file "{{ bind_logging_path }}/lame-servers.log" versions {{ bind_logging_file_versions }} size {{ bind_logging_file_size }};
+        severity {{ bind_logging_severity }};
+        print-time yes;
+    };
+
+    category default { default_file; };
+    category general { general_file; };
+    category database { database_file; };
+    category security { security_file; };
+    category config { config_file; };
+    category resolver { resolver_file; };
+    category xfer-in { xfer-in_file; };
+    category xfer-out { xfer-out_file; };
+    category notify { notify_file; };
+    category client { client_file; };
+    category unmatched { unmatched_file; };
+    category queries { queries_file; };
+    category network { network_file; };
+    category update { update_file; };
+    category dispatch { dispatch_file; };
+    category dnssec { dnssec_file; };
+    category lame-servers { lame-servers_file; };
+};
+{% endif %}