Add Aix support

data/os/AIX.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+rsyslog::package_name: rsyslog.base
+rsyslog::group_name: system
+rsyslog::service_name: syslogd
+rsyslog::switch_default_syslog: true
+# you will need to fill the source out 
+# aix has no yum like service
+rsyslog::package_source: '<package_location>'

hiera.yaml

@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ defaults:
   data_hash: yaml_data
 
 hierarchy:
+  - name: "Operating System"
+    path: "os/%{operatingsystem}.yaml"
   - name: "Common Data"
     path: "common.yaml"

manifests/base.pp

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   if $rsyslog::manage_package {
     package { $rsyslog::package_name:
       ensure => $rsyslog::package_version,
+      source => $rsyslog::package_source,
     }
   }
 
@@ -43,6 +44,17 @@
     }
   }
 
+  if $rsyslog::switch_default_syslog {
+    # Manage package must be set to true
+    # For AIX only
+    exec{'switch_to_rsyslog':
+      command => 'syslog_ssw -r',
+      path    => ['/usr/bin','/usr/sbin'],
+      unless  => "odmget -q \"subsysname = 'syslogd'\" SRCsubsys | grep rsyslog",
+      require => Package[$rsyslog::package_name],
+    }
+  }
+
   if $rsyslog::manage_confdir {
     $purge_params = $rsyslog::purge_config_files ? {
       true  => {
@@ -61,8 +73,8 @@
 
     file { $rsyslog::confdir:
       ensure => directory,
-      owner  => 'root',
-      group  => 'root',
+      owner  => $rsyslog::owner_name,
+      group  => $rsyslog::group_name,
       mode   => $rsyslog::confdir_permissions,
       *      => $purge_params + $require_package,
     }

manifests/component/lookup_table.pp

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
   file { "rsyslog::component::lookup_table_json::${title}":
     path    => $_json_file,
     content => inline_template('<%= JSON.pretty_generate @lookup_json %>'),
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => 'root',
+    owner   => $rsyslog::owner_name,
+    group   => $rsyslog::group_name,
     mode    => '0644',
   }
 

manifests/generate_concat.pp

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   if $rsyslog::manage_service or $rsyslog::external_service {
     if ! defined(Concat["${confdir}/${target}"]) {
       concat { "${confdir}/${target}":
-        owner  => 'root',
+        owner  => $rsyslog::owner_name,
         notify => Service[$rsyslog::service_name],
         order  => 'numeric',
         mode   => $rsyslog::conf_permissions,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   } else {
     if ! defined(Concat["${confdir}/${target}"]) {
       concat { "${confdir}/${target}":
-        owner => 'root',
+        owner => $rsyslog::owner_name,
         order => 'numeric',
         mode  => $rsyslog::conf_permissions,
       }

manifests/init.pp

@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
 #   Set the file mode for the rsyslog.d configuration directory.
 # @param global_conf_perms
 #   Set the file mode for the /etc/rsyslog.conf
+# @param owner_name
+#   Set the owner name for rsyslog configuration files.
+# @param group_name
+#   Set the group name for rsyslog configuration files.
+# @param AIX_switch_syslog
+#   Set the rsyslog switch to false.
+# @param package_source
+#   Required for AIX to specify package source.
 #
 class rsyslog (
   String            $confdir,
@@ -115,9 +123,13 @@
   Integer           $ruleset_priority,
   Integer           $filter_priority,
   String            $target_file,
+  Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath] $package_source = undef,
   Stdlib::Filemode  $conf_permissions = '0644',
   Stdlib::Filemode  $confdir_permissions = '0755',
   Stdlib::Filemode  $global_conf_perms = $conf_permissions,
+  String            $owner_name = 'root',
+  String            $group_name = 'root',
+  Boolean           $switch_default_syslog = false,
 ) {
   if $manage_service == true and $external_service == true {
     fail('manage_service and external_service cannot be set at the same time!')

metadata.json

@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
         "32"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "operatingsystem": "AIX",
+      "operatingsystemrelease": [
+        "7.1",
+        "7.2"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": [