--- /dev/null
+From b8dee2da527c3d3010e2b5b4e49f87f430afa826 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Al Bailey <Al.Bailey@windriver.com>
+Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 17:48:38 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove log_dir from conf files
+
+---
+ manifests/log.pp | 6 ++----
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/manifests/log.pp b/manifests/log.pp
+index 8778d46..771a674 100644
+--- a/manifests/log.pp
++++ b/manifests/log.pp
+@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
+ # Defaults to $::os_service_default
+ #
+ # [*log_dir*]
+-# (Optional) Directory where logs should be stored.
+-# If set to $::os_service_default, it will not log to any directory.
+-# Defaults to $::os_service_default
++# WRS: Remove log_dir to ensure services log via syslog
+ #
+ # [*watch_log_file*]
+ # (Optional) Uses logging handler designed to watch file system (boolean value).
+@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ define oslo::log(
+ 'DEFAULT/log_config_append' => { value => $log_config_append },
+ 'DEFAULT/log_date_format' => { value => $log_date_format },
+ 'DEFAULT/log_file' => { value => $log_file },
+- 'DEFAULT/log_dir' => { value => $log_dir },
++ 'DEFAULT/log_dir' => { ensure => absent },
+ 'DEFAULT/watch_log_file' => { value => $watch_log_file },
+ 'DEFAULT/use_syslog' => { value => $use_syslog },
+ 'DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility' => { value => $syslog_log_facility },
+--
+1.8.3.1
+