diff --git a/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml b/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml
index e5e145c..3fddad7 100644
--- a/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 - name: Rsyslog Setup
-  copy:
+  template:
     src: "50-default.conf"
     dest: "/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf"
     owner: "root"
diff --git a/files/50-default.conf b/templates/50-default.conf
similarity index 81%
rename from files/50-default.conf
rename to templates/50-default.conf
index 30f37ed..2dee8f6 100644
--- a/files/50-default.conf
+++ b/templates/50-default.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 auth,authpriv.*  /var/log/auth.log
-*.*;local7,auth,authpriv,cron,daemon,mail,news.none  -/var/log/syslog
+*.*;local7,auth,authpriv,cron,daemon,mail,news.none  -{{ rsyslog_system_logfile }}
 cron.*  /var/log/cron.log
 daemon.*  -/var/log/daemon.log
 kern.*  -/var/log/kern.log
diff --git a/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2 b/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
index 88e8a61..f42a93e 100644
--- a/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ $RepeatedMsgReduction on
 #
 # Set the default permissions for all log files.
 #
-$FileOwner syslog
-$FileGroup adm
+$FileOwner {{ rsyslog_logfile_user }}
+$FileGroup {{ rsyslog_logfile_group }}
 $FileCreateMode 0640
 $DirCreateMode 0755
 $Umask 0022
-$PrivDropToUser syslog
-$PrivDropToGroup syslog
+$PrivDropToUser {{ rsyslog_logfile_drop_user }}
+$PrivDropToGroup {{ rsyslog_logfile_drop_group }}
 
 #
 # Where to place spool and state files
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 23ae6a5..1bacf53 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ rsyslog_client_already_handled_files:
   - /var/log/auth.log
 
 rsyslog_client_reload: 'systemctl restart rsyslog > /dev/null 2>&1 || true'
+
+rsyslog_system_logfile: /var/log/syslog
+
+rsyslog_logfile_user: syslog
+
+rsyslog_logfile_group: adm
+
+rsyslog_logfile_drop_user: syslog
+
+rsyslog_logfile_drop_group: syslog
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index e563358..546477a 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,13 @@ rsyslog_client_distro_packages:
 rsyslog_client_reload: 'systemctl restart rsyslog 2>&1 || true'
 
 rsyslog_client_already_handled_files: []
+
+rsyslog_system_logfile: /var/log/messages
+
+rsyslog_logfile_user: root
+
+rsyslog_logfile_group: root
+
+rsyslog_logfile_drop_user: root
+
+rsyslog_logfile_drop_group: root
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index 90df292..afd5c42 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,13 @@ rsyslog_client_distro_packages_remove:
 rsyslog_client_already_handled_files: []
 
 rsyslog_client_reload: 'systemctl -q restart rsyslogd || true'
+
+rsyslog_system_logfile: /var/log/messages
+
+rsyslog_logfile_user: root
+
+rsyslog_logfile_group: root
+
+rsyslog_logfile_drop_user: root
+
+rsyslog_logfile_drop_group: root