openstack-ansible-security/doc/source/developer-notes/V-38633.rst

Ubuntu's default setting for max_log_files matches the STIG requirement of rotating logs when they reach 6MB. The Ansible task for this STIG requirement ensures that the secure default is maintained.

Deployers who want to exceed the STIG guideline can increase the size of logs by adjusting the following Ansible variable:

max_log_file: 6