Specify log group for an AWS lambda?

Question

Is there a way to specify the CloudWatch log group that an AWS lambda logs to? It seems to be generated directly from the lambda name; however, it would be especially conve

Answer 1

Creating the log group as mentioned as one of the answers works. To keep the retention policy after the stack is deleted, just add a DeletionPolicy.

"MyLambdaFunctionLogGroup": {
  "Type": "AWS::Logs::LogGroup",
  "DependsOn": "MyLambdaFunction",
  "DeletionPolicy": "Retain",
  "Properties": {
    "LogGroupName": {"Fn::Join": ["", ["/aws/lambda/", {"Ref": "MyLambdaFunction"}]]},
    "RetentionInDays": 14
  }
}