Information
Once the rsyslog package is installed it needs to be activated. If the rsyslog service is not activated the system may default to the syslogd service or lack logging instead.
Solution
Run the following command to enable syslog: # chkconfig syslog on
Edit the /etc/sysconfig/syslog file and set SYSLOG_DAEMON is set to "rsyslogd":
SYSLOG_DAEMON="rsyslogd"