diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/README b/modules.d/98syslog/README
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+Syslog support for dracut
+
+This module provides syslog functionality in the initrd.
+This is especially interesting when complex configuration being 
+used to provide access to the device the rootfs resides on.
+
+When this module is installed into the ramfs it is triggered by 
+the udev event from the nic being setup (online).
+
+Then if syslog is configured it is started and will forward all
+kernel messages to the given syslog server.
+
+The syslog implementation is detected automatically by finding the 
+apropriate binary with the following order:
+rsyslogd
+syslogd
+syslog-ng
+Then if detected the syslog.conf is generated and syslog is started.
+
+Bootparameters:
+syslogserver=ip    Where to syslog to
+sysloglevel=level  What level has to be logged
+syslogtype=rsyslog|syslog|syslogng  
+                   Don't auto detect syslog but set it 
diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/check b/modules.d/98syslog/check
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# do not add this module by default
+exit 255
diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/install b/modules.d/98syslog/install
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+#!/bin/sh
+if which rsyslogd >/dev/null; then
+	installs="rsyslogd /usr/lib/rsyslog/lmnet.so /usr/lib/rsyslog/imklog.so /usr/lib/rsyslog/imuxsock.so"
+elif which syslogd >/dev/null; then
+    installs="syslogd"
+elif which syslog-ng >/dev/null; then
+    installs="syslog-ng"
+else
+    dwarn "Could not find any syslog binary although the syslogmodule is selected to be installed. Please check."
+fi
+if [ -n "$installs" ]; then
+   dracut_install cat
+   dracut_install $installs
+   inst_hook cmdline  90 "$moddir/parse-syslog-opts.sh"
+   inst_hook pre-udev 61 "$moddir/syslog-genrules.sh"
+   inst_hook pre-pivot 99 "$moddir/syslog-cleanup.sh"
+   inst_simple "$moddir/rsyslogd-start.sh" /sbin/rsyslogd-start
+   inst_simple "$moddir/rsyslogd-stop.sh" /sbin/rsyslogd-stop
+   mkdir -p ${initdir}/etc/templates
+   inst_simple "${moddir}/rsyslog.conf" /etc/templates
+fi
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diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/parse-syslog-opts.sh b/modules.d/98syslog/parse-syslog-opts.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Parses the syslog commandline options
+#
+#Bootparameters:
+#syslogserver=ip    Where to syslog to
+#sysloglevel=level  What level has to be logged
+#syslogtype=rsyslog|syslog|syslogng  
+#                   Don't auto detect syslog but set it
+if getarg rdnetdebug ; then
+    exec >/tmp/syslog-parse-opts.$1.$$.out
+    exec 2>>/tmp/syslog-parse-opts.$1.$$.out
+    set -x
+fi
+
+syslogserver=$(getarg syslog)
+syslogfilters=$(getargs filter)
+syslogtype=$(getarg syslogtype)
+
+[ -n "$syslogserver" ] && echo $syslogserver > /tmp/syslog.server
+[ -n "$syslogfilters" ] && echo "$syslogfilters" > /tmp/syslog.filters
+[ -n "$syslogtype" ] && echo "$syslogtype" > /tmp/syslog.type
diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/rsyslog.conf b/modules.d/98syslog/rsyslog.conf
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+#rsyslog v3 config file
+
+# if you experience problems, check
+# http://www.rsyslog.com/troubleshoot for assistance
+
+#### MODULES ####
+
+$ModLoad imuxsock.so    # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
+$ModLoad imklog.so      # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd)
+#$ModLoad immark.so     # provides --MARK-- message capability
+
+# Provides UDP syslog reception
+#$ModLoad imudp.so
+#$UDPServerRun 514
+
+# Provides TCP syslog reception
+#$ModLoad imtcp.so
+#$InputTCPServerRun 514
+
+
+#### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
+
+# Use default timestamp format
+$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
+
+# File syncing capability is disabled by default. This feature is usually not required,
+# not useful and an extreme performance hit
+#$ActionFileEnableSync on
+
+
+#### RULES ####
diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/rsyslogd-start.sh b/modules.d/98syslog/rsyslogd-start.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Triggered by udev and starts rsyslogd with bootparameters
+. /lib/dracut-lib.sh
+
+if getarg rdnetdebug ; then
+    exec >/tmp/rsyslogd-start.$1.$$.out
+    exec 2>>/tmp/rsyslogd-start.$1.$$.out
+    set -x
+fi
+
+rsyslog_config() {
+	local server=$1
+	shift
+	local syslog_template=$1
+	shift
+    local filters=$*
+    local filter=
+    
+    cat $syslog_template
+
+	for filter in $filters; do
+	   echo "${filter} @${server}"
+    done
+#	echo "*.* /tmp/syslog"
+}
+
+read server < /tmp/syslog.server
+read filters < /tmp/syslog.filter
+[ -z "$filters" ] && filters="kern.*"
+read conf < /tmp/syslog.conf
+[ -z "$conf" ] && conf="/etc/rsyslog.conf" && echo "$conf" > /tmp/syslog.conf
+
+template=/etc/templates/rsyslog.conf
+if [ -n "$server" ]; then
+   rsyslog_config "$server" "$template" "$filters" > $conf
+   /sbin/rsyslogd -c3
+fi 
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diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/rsyslogd-stop.sh b/modules.d/98syslog/rsyslogd-stop.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Kills rsyslogd
+
+if [ -f /var/run/syslogd.pid ]; then
+	read pid < /var/run/syslogd.pid
+	kill $pid
+	kill -0 $pid && kill -9 $pid
+else
+    warn "rsyslogd-stop: Could not find a pid for rsyslogd. Won't kill it."
+fi
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diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/syslog-cleanup.sh b/modules.d/98syslog/syslog-cleanup.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Just cleans up a previously started syslogd
+. /lib/dracut-lib.sh
+
+
+if getarg rdnetdebug ; then
+    exec >/tmp/syslog-cleanup.$1.$$.out
+    exec 2>>/tmp/syslog-cleanup.$1.$$.out
+    set -x
+fi
+
+if [ -f /tmp/syslog.server ]; then
+	read syslogtype < /tmp/syslog.type
+	if [ -e "/sbin/${syslogtype}-stop" ]; then
+		${syslogtype}-stop
+	else
+		warn "syslog-cleanup: Could not find script to stop syslog of type \"$syslogtype\". Syslog will not be stopped."
+	fi
+fi
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diff --git a/modules.d/98syslog/syslog-genrules.sh b/modules.d/98syslog/syslog-genrules.sh
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+#!/bin/dash
+# Creates the syslog udev rules to be triggered when interface becomes online.
+. /lib/dracut-lib.sh
+
+detect_syslog() {
+    syslogtype=""
+    if [ -e /sbin/rsyslogd ]; then
+	   syslogtype="rsyslogd"
+    elif [ -e /sbin/syslogd ]; then
+       syslogtype="syslogd"
+    elif [ /sbin/syslog-ng ]; then
+       syslogtype="syslog-ng"
+    else
+       dwarn "Could not find any syslog binary although the syslogmodule is selected to be installed. Please check."
+    fi
+    echo "$syslogtype"
+    [ -n "$syslogtype" ]
+}	
+
+if getarg rdnetdebug ; then
+    exec >/tmp/syslog-genrules.$1.$$.out
+    exec 2>>/tmp/syslog-genrules.$1.$$.out
+    set -x
+fi
+
+read syslogtype < /tmp/syslog.type
+if [ -z "$syslogtype" ]; then
+	syslogtype=$(detect_syslog)
+	echo $syslogtype > /tmp/syslog.type
+fi
+if [ -e "/sbin/${syslogtype}-start" ]; then
+	printf 'ACTION=="online", SUBSYSTEM=="net", RUN+="/sbin/'${syslogtype}'-start $env{INTERFACE}"\n' > /etc/udev/rules.d/70-syslog.rules
+else
+	warn "syslog-genrules: Could not find binary to start syslog of type \"$syslogtype\". Syslog will not be started."
+fi