diff --git a/80-rhel/config_files/common/rsyslog.conf b/80-rhel/config_files/common/rsyslog.conf
index 63ab463..6e47f41 100644
--- a/80-rhel/config_files/common/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/80-rhel/config_files/common/rsyslog.conf
@@ -1,62 +1,43 @@
-# rsyslog configuration file
+# minimal rsyslog configuration file for the installer boot.iso
 
-# For more information see /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-*/rsyslog_conf.html
-# If you experience problems, see http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/troubleshoot.html
+# provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
+# disables message dropping, we need all of them
+# Turn off message reception via local log socket;
+# local messages are retrieved through imjournal now.
+module(load="imuxsock"
+    SysSock.RateLimit.Interval="0"
+    SysSock.Use="off")
 
-#### MODULES ####
-
-# The imjournal module below is now used as a message source instead of imuxsock.
-$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
-$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 0 # disables message dropping, we need all of them
-$ModLoad imjournal # provides access to the systemd journal
-#$ModLoad imklog # reads kernel messages (the same are read from journald)
-#$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
+# provides access to the systemd journal
 # Disable rate limiting to the journal, we need all the messages for debugging
-$imjournalRatelimitInterval 0
-$imjournalRatelimitBurst 0
+module(load="imjournal"
+    Ratelimit.Interval="0"
+    Ratelimit.Burst="0"
+    StateFile="imjournal.state")
 
-# Provides UDP syslog reception
-#$ModLoad imudp
-#$UDPServerRun 514
+module(load="imfile" mode="inotify")
+input(type="imfile"
+    File="/tmp/X.log"
+    Tag="xserver:"
+    Facility="local1")
 
-# Provides TCP syslog reception
-#$ModLoad imtcp
-#$InputTCPServerRun 514
+input(type="imfile"
+    File="/tmp/anaconda-tb-all.log"
+    Tag="anaconda-tb:"
+    Facility="local1")
 
-$ModLoad imfile
-$InputFileName /tmp/X.log
-$InputFileTag xserver:
-$InputFileStateFile xserver-statefile
-$InputFileFacility local1
-$InputRunFileMonitor
-$InputFileName /tmp/anaconda-tb-all.log
-$InputFileTag anaconda-tb:
-$InputFileStateFile anaconda-tb-statefile
-$InputFileFacility local1
-$InputRunFileMonitor
+module(load="builtin:omfile"
+    Template="RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat"
+)
 
 
 #### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
 
 # Where to place auxiliary files
-$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog
-
-# Use default timestamp format
-$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
-
-# File syncing capability is disabled by default. This feature is usually not required,
-# not useful and an extreme performance hit
-#$ActionFileEnableSync on
+global(workDirectory="/var/lib/rsyslog")
 
 # Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/
-$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
-
-# Turn off message reception via local log socket;
-# local messages are retrieved through imjournal now.
-$OmitLocalLogging on
-
-# File to store the position in the journal
-$IMJournalStateFile imjournal.state
+include(file="/etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf")
 
 #### TEMPLATES ####