diff --git a/deploy.yaml b/deploy.yaml
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+++ b/deploy.yaml
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+---
+- name: Ensure base config is deployment on all hosts
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - base_config
diff --git a/inventories/eh22/hosts.yaml b/inventories/eh22/hosts.yaml
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+++ b/inventories/eh22/hosts.yaml
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+all:
+  hosts:
+    dhcp:
+      ansible_host: 94.45.255.70
+      ansible_user: noc
+    resolv-dns:
+      ansible_host: 94.45.254.2
+      ansible_user: noc
diff --git a/roles/base_config/meta/main.yaml b/roles/base_config/meta/main.yaml
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+++ b/roles/base_config/meta/main.yaml
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+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: deploy_systemd_journal_config
diff --git a/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/files/10-ccchh.conf b/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/files/10-ccchh.conf
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+++ b/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/files/10-ccchh.conf
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+[Journal]
+MaxFileSec=2day
+MaxRetentionSec=2week
diff --git a/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/handlers/main.yaml b/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/handlers/main.yaml
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+++ b/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/handlers/main.yaml
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+- name: Restart `systemd-journald.service`
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: systemd-journald.service
+    state: restarted
+  become: true
diff --git a/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/tasks/main.yaml
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+++ b/roles/deploy_systemd_journal_config/tasks/main.yaml
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+- name: Create 'journald.conf.d' directory if it does not exist
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  become: true
+
+- name: make sure the custom configuration file is deployed
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "10-ccchh.conf"
+    dest: "/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/10-ccchh.conf"
+    mode: "0644"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  become: true
+  notify: Restart `systemd-journald.service`