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Same issue encountered when upgrading to rsyslog-7.4.7-12.el7.x86_64 with syslog-ng-3.5.6-1.el7.x86_64 installed.

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1269244 +++

Description of problem:

syslog-ng and rsyslog both wants to install the file:
  /etc/logrotate.d/syslog

To be able to have both excellent loggers installed at the same time
this file must be identical.

Attached is a patch to change /etc/logrotate.d/syslog such that syslog-ng
also can use the file unmodified.

A followup report is sent to syslog-ng package to sync with the new version of the file.

Setup has been tested, install both rsyslog and syslog-ng is now possible, make
it very easy to switch between loggers as users may want. 
Logrotate works as before.

Please apply attached patch.

Created attachment 1239116 [details]
proposed patch

attached patch renames conflicting file (in the end name is not significant as main logrotate conf includes all files in /etc/logrotate.d/ ) this way concurrent existence with other syslog packages possible