chef-client log to syslog (chef-client '~> 11.4')

client.rb

require 'syslog-logger'

Logger::Syslog.class_eval do
  attr_accessor :sync, :formatter, :close
  def write(msg)
    data = msg.match(/(\[.+?\]) ([\w]+):(.*)$/)
    self.send(data[2].downcase.to_sym, data[3])
  end
end

log_level :info
log_location Logger::Syslog.new("chef-client", Syslog::LOG_DAEMON)