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+(define-module (glicid services rsyslog)
+               #:use-module (gnu packages logging)
+               #:use-module (gnu services)
+               #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
+               #:use-module (guix)
+               #:use-module (guix records)
+               #:use-module (ice-9 match)
+               #: export (
+                          rsyslog-configuration
+                          rsyslog-configuration?
+                          rsyslog-shepherd-service
+                          rsyslog-service-type
+                          ))
+
+(define-record-type* 
+  <rsyslog-configuration>
+  rsyslog-configuration make-rsyslog-configuration
+  rsyslog-configuration?
+  (rsyslog-pkg rsyslog-pkg (default rsyslog))
+  (pid-file pid-file (default "/var/run/rsyslog/rsyslog.pid"))
+  (config-file config-file (default (file-append rsyslog "/etc/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf")))
+  (log-file log-file (default "/var/log/rsyslog.log")))
+
+(define rsyslog-shepherd-service
+  (match-lambda
+    (($ <rsyslog-configuration> rsyslog-pkg logflags pid-file config-file log-file)
+     (list
+       (shepherd-service
+         (provision '(rsyslog))
+         (documentation "Run rsyslog.")
+         (requirement '(user-processes))
+         (respawn? #t)
+         (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+                    (list
+                      #$(file-append pkg "/sbin/rsyslog")
+                      "-f" #$config-file
+                      "-n"
+                      )
+                    #:pid-file #$pid-file 
+                    #:log-file #$log-file ))
+         (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))))
+
+
+(define %rsyslog-activation
+  #~(begin
+      (mkdir-p "/var/run/rsyslog")
+      (mkdir-p "/var/lib/rsyslog")
+      #t ))
+
+(define rsyslog-service-type
+  (service-type 
+    (name 'rsyslog)
+    (extensions (list
+                  (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type rsyslog-shepherd-service)
+                  (service-extension activation-service-type (const %rsyslog-activation))))
+    (description "Run @uref{https://www.rsyslog.org, rsyslog} community developped LDAP software.")))