aws / aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent

Please make it possible to read from the Systemd journal.

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enhancement
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Go
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Description

Currently, the only way to get logging information out of Systemd services is to port the information to (r)syslog or use something like [Datadog's Vector product](https://vector.dev/blog/datadog-acquisition/). However, it would be great if we could reference Systemd journal just like we do with log files.

I propose that you add a new "logs" section named, `systemd`, as an addition to the existing `files` and `windows_events` sections.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing how the existing `files` and `windows_events` log sections are represented and processed. Define the scope of the proposed `systemd` logs section, including how it should read the Systemd journal and behave like file-based logs; done when the agent can collect and export those entries.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, linux
Domain
observability-sre, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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