Refactor CloudWatch agent config to use shared base class (sandbox) #223
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- Create shared profile::cloudwatch_agent base class for common setup - Refactor jumphost and openvpn_server to use shared CloudWatch agent class - Add auditd profile to OpenVPN server for compliance logging - Fix audit log permissions to use adm group instead of ACLs - Remove auditd logrotate config (auditd handles rotation natively) - Fix CloudWatch metrics dimensions to use AWS metadata variables - Consolidate CloudWatch agent template to shared location - Add ACL-based log access for OpenVPN logs - Update jumphost custom metrics dimension names This refactoring eliminates duplicate CloudWatch agent configuration across services and provides a standardized approach for adding CloudWatch monitoring to new services.
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Move puppet-cloudwatch-agent-task.md to archive since it's been completed and superseded by the CloudWatch logging standardization effort (cloudwatch-logging-standardization.md). The original task (adding CloudWatch to OpenVPN) was completed as part of the larger refactoring work in PR #217 (development) and PR #223 (sandbox).
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Move puppet-cloudwatch-agent-task.md to archive since it's been completed and superseded by the CloudWatch logging standardization effort (cloudwatch-logging-standardization.md). The original task (adding CloudWatch to OpenVPN) was completed as part of the larger refactoring work in PR #217 (development) and PR #223 (sandbox).
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Summary
This PR consolidates CloudWatch agent configuration across services by introducing a shared base class, eliminating code duplication and providing a standardized approach for monitoring.
Changes
CloudWatch Agent Refactoring
profile::cloudwatch_agent): Provides common CloudWatch agent setup including package, user, service, and systemd configurationAudit Log Improvements
admgroup instead of ACL-based approach for simpler, more reliable accessOpenVPN Enhancements
CloudWatch Metrics
Testing
Synced with development environment - no differences between
environments/sandbox/modules/profileandenvironments/development/modules/profile/Impact
This refactoring makes it significantly easier to add CloudWatch monitoring to new services by simply including the shared base class with service-specific parameters.