Ubuntu's default for ``disk_error_action`` is ``SUSPEND``, which actually only suspends audit logging. That could be a security issue, so ``SYSLOG`` is recommended and is set by default be openstack-ansible-security. There are additional options available, like ``EXEC``, ``SINGLE`` or ``HALT``. To configure a different ``disk_error_action``, set the following Ansible variable: .. code-block:: yaml disk_error_action = SYSLOG For details on available settings and what they do, run ``man auditd.conf``. Some options can cause the host to go offline until the issue is fixed. Deployers are urged to **carefully read the auditd documentation** prior to changing the ``disk_error_action`` setting from the default.