diff --git a/logviewer/postinstall.pl b/logviewer/postinstall.pl
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+
+require 'logviewer-lib.pl';
+
+# If other logs to view were defined in the syslog module but it isn't usable on this system,
+# move them over
+sub module_install
+{
+if (&foreign_check("syslog") && !&foreign_installed("syslog")) {
+	&foreign_require("syslog");
+	if ($syslog::config{'extras'} && !$config{'extras'}) {
+		$config{'extras'} = $syslog::config{'extras'};
+		delete($syslog::config{'extras'});
+		&lock_file($module_config_file);
+		&save_module_config();
+		&unlock_file($module_config_file);
+		&lock_file($syslog::module_config_file);
+		&save_module_config(\%syslog::config, "syslog");
+		&unlock_file($syslog::module_config_file);
+		}
+	}
+}