How to enable persistent logging for the systemd journal

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The systemd journal is configured by default to store logs only in a small ring-buffer in /run/log/journal, which is not persistent
  • Journal database logs do not survive a system reboot

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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