Template logrotate.conf for ≥ Buster

basic-system/tasks/logging.yml

@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
     - syslog
 
 - name: ensure our logrotate.conf is present
-  copy:
-    src: logrotate.conf
+  template:
+    src: logrotate.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/logrotate.conf
     owner: root
     group: root

basic-system/files/logrotate.conf → basic-system/templates/logrotate.conf.j2

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ delaycompress
 # packages drop log rotation information into this directory
 include /etc/logrotate.d
 
+{% if ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 10 %}
 # no packages own wtmp, or btmp -- we'll rotate them here
 /var/log/wtmp {
     missingok
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ include /etc/logrotate.d
     create 0660 root utmp
     rotate 1
 }
+{% endif %}
 
 # system-specific logs may be configured here