diff --git a/templates/rsyslog-gnutls b/templates/rsyslog-gnutls
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+rsyslog
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diff --git a/templates/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf b/templates/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
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+# if you experience problems, check
+# http://www.rsyslog.com/troubleshoot for assistance
+
+# rsyslog v3: load input modules
+# If you do not load inputs, nothing happens!
+# You may need to set the module load path if modules are not found.
+
+$ModLoad immark   # provides --MARK-- message capability
+$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
+$ModLoad imklog   # kernel logging (formerly provided by rklogd)
+
+# Log all kernel messages to the console.
+# Logging much else clutters up the screen.
+#kern.*                                                 /dev/console
+
+# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
+# Don't log private authentication messages!
+*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                -/var/log/messages
+
+# The authpriv file has restricted access.
+authpriv.*                                              /var/log/secure
+
+# Log all the mail messages in one place.
+mail.*                                                  -/var/log/maillog
+
+
+# Log cron stuff
+cron.*                                                  -/var/log/cron
+
+# Everybody gets emergency messages
+*.emerg                                                 *
+
+# Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file.
+#uucp,news.crit                                          -/var/log/spooler
+
+# Save boot messages also to boot.log
+#local7.*                                                /var/log/boot.log
+
+# Remote Logging (we use TCP for reliable delivery)
+# An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is
+# down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again.
+#$WorkDirectory /rsyslog/spool # where to place spool files
+#$ActionQueueFileName uniqName # unique name prefix for spool files
+#$ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 1g   # 1gb space limit (use as much as possible)
+#$ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on # save messages to disk on shutdown
+#$ActionQueueType LinkedList   # run asynchronously
+#$ActionResumeRetryCount -1    # infinite retries if host is down
+# remote host is: name/ip:port, e.g. 192.168.0.1:514, port optional
+#*.* @@remote-host:514
+
+
+# ######### Receiving Messages from Remote Hosts ########## 
+# TCP Syslog Server:
+# provides TCP syslog reception and GSS-API (if compiled to support it)
+#$ModLoad imtcp.so  # load module
+#$InputTCPServerRun 514 # start up TCP listener at port 514
+
+# UDP Syslog Server:
+#$ModLoad imudp.so  # provides UDP syslog reception
+#$UDPServerRun 514 # start a UDP syslog server at standard port 514
diff --git a/templates/rsyslog/files/rsyslogd.rc b/templates/rsyslog/files/rsyslogd.rc
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+#!/sbin/runscript
+
+pidfile=${rsyslogd_pid:-/var/run/rsyslogd.pid}
+command=/usr/sbin/rsyslogd
+config_file=${rsyslogd_conf:-/etc/rsyslog.conf}
+command_args="${rsyslogd_args} -c4 -i ${pidfile} -f ${config_file}"
+
+depend()
+{
+	provide logger
+}
diff --git a/templates/rsyslog/gnutls.template b/templates/rsyslog/gnutls.template
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+# Template file for 'rsyslog-gnutls'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} GnuTLS add-on"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains the GnuTLS add-on to send encrypted messages."
+
+Add_dependency run rsyslog
+Add_dependency run gnutls
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/rsyslog
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/rsyslog/*gtls* ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/rsyslog
+}
diff --git a/templates/rsyslog/template b/templates/rsyslog/template
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+# Template file for 'rsyslog'
+pkgname=rsyslog
+version=4.4.1
+distfiles="http://download.rsyslog.com/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--enable-gnutls"
+short_desc="An Enhanced multi-threaded syslog daemon"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=ff96a672b6759ecd77f6ce4f6f2c977f7d23e2d6f8e7f39564136d8b09ffc771
+long_desc="
+ Rsyslog is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd supporting, among
+ others, MySQL, PgSQL, syslog/tcp, RFC 3195, permitted sender lists,
+ filtering on any message part, and fine grain output format control."
+
+subpackages="gnutls"
+conf_files="/etc/rsyslog.conf"
+openrc_services="rsyslogd default"
+
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
+Add_dependency build gnutls
+Add_dependency full glibc
+Add_dependency full zlib
+
+post_install()
+{
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/rsyslogd.rc ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/rsyslogd
+	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/rsyslog.conf ${DESTDIR}/etc/rsyslog.conf
+}