Add support for

manifests/init.pp

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class rsyslog (
   $non_kernel_facility                 = $rsyslog::params::non_kernel_facility,
   $omit_local_logging                  = $rsyslog::params::omit_local_logging,
   $im_journal_ratelimit_interval       = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ratelimit_interval,
-  $im_journal_ratelimit_burst     = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ratelimit_burst
+  $im_journal_ratelimit_burst          = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ratelimit_burst,
+  $im_journal_ignore_previous_messages = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ignore_previous_messages
 ) inherits rsyslog::params {
   class { 'rsyslog::install': }
   class { 'rsyslog::config': }

manifests/params.pp

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class rsyslog::params {
         $omit_local_logging                  = true
         $im_journal_ratelimit_interval       = '600'
         $im_journal_ratelimit_burst          = '20000'
+        $im_journal_ignore_previous_messages = 'off'
       } else {
         $rsyslog_package_name   = 'rsyslog5'
         $mysql_package_name     = 'rsyslog5-mysql'

templates/rsyslog.conf.erb

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ $OmitLocalLogging on
 <% if scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_statfile') -%>
 $IMJournalStateFile <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_statfile') %>
 <% end %>
+$IMJournalStateFile <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_ignore_previous_messages') %>
 $imjournalRatelimitInterval <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_ratelimit_interval') %>
 $imjournalRatelimitBurst <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_ratelimit_burst') %>