Add attribute for max message size

README.md

@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ See `attributes/default.rb` for default values.
 * `node['rsyslog']['user']` - Specify the user to run and write files as.
 * `node['rsyslog']['group']` - Specify the group to run and write files as.
 * `node['rsyslog']['priv_seperation']` - Whether to use privilege seperation or
-   not. 
-
-
+   not.
+* `node['rsyslog']['max_message_size']` - Specify the maximum allowed
+  message size. Default is 2k.
 
 Recipes
 =======

attributes/default.rb

@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ else
   default["rsyslog"]["group"] = "root"
   default["rsyslog"]["priv_seperation"] = false
 end
+
+default["rsyslog"]["max_message_size"] = "2k"

templates/default/rsyslog.conf.erb

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #			For more information see
 #			/usr/share/doc/rsyslog-doc/html/rsyslog_conf.html
 
+#
+# Set max message size
+#
+$MaxMessageSize <%= node['rsyslog']['max_message_size'] %>
 
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