diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs b/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs
index 834ba3a57..5d6a23613 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # IBM(c) 2007 EPL license http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#=head1  otherpkgs
+#=head1  otherpkgs  - only runs on Linux
 #=head2  It gets the extra rpms and install/update them.
 #        The environment variable OTHERPKGS contains the rpms to be installed/updated.
 #        On MN, You need to:
@@ -194,8 +194,15 @@ apt_get_update_if_repos_changed()
 ##
 ## End the means to update apt's view of Ubuntu repo's if necessary.
 ##
+# Main - start of other pkgs
+#do nothing for diskless deployment case because it is done in the image already
 
-# do nothing for diskless deployment case because it is done in the image already
+if [ "$(uname -s)" = "AIX" ]; then
+      logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs not support on AIX, exiting "
+      exit 0
+  else
+      logger -p local4.info -t xcat "Running otherpkgs "
+fi
 if [ -z "$UPDATENODE" ] || [ $UPDATENODE -ne 1 ]; then
   if [ "$NODESETSTATE" = "netboot" -o \
      "$NODESETSTATE" = "statelite" -o \
@@ -244,9 +251,9 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo NFSSERVER=$NFSSERVER
-logger -t xcat "NFSSERVER=$NFSSERVER"
+logger -p local4.info -t xcat "NFSSERVER=$NFSSERVER"
 echo OTHERPKGDIR=$OTHERPKGDIR
-logger -t xcat "OTHERPKGDIR=$OTHERPKGDIR"
+logger -p local4.info -t xcat "OTHERPKGDIR=$OTHERPKGDIR"
 
 #if [ -x "/sbin/dhcpcd" ]; then
 #    dhcpcd -n $PRIMARYNIC
@@ -466,26 +473,26 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
     if [ $hasyum -eq 1 ]; then 
         echo "yum -y upgrade"
         result=`yum -y upgrade 2>&1`
-        logger -t xcat "$result"
+        logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-	    logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+	    logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
         fi
         echo "$result"
     elif [ $haszypper -eq 1 ]; then
         echo "zypper --non-interactive update --auto-agree-with-license"
 	result=`zypper --non-interactive update --auto-agree-with-license 2>&1`
-        logger -t xcat "$result"
+        logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-            logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
 	fi
         echo "$result"
 	elif [ $hasapt -eq 1 ]; then
 		apt_get_update_if_repos_changed $REPOFILE
 		echo "apt-get -y upgrade"
 		result=`apt-get -y upgrade 2>&1`
-		logger -t xcat "$result"
+		logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-			logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+			logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
 		fi
 		echo "$result"
     fi     
@@ -499,26 +506,26 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
         if [ $hasyum -eq 1 ]; then 
             echo "$envlist yum -y remove $repo_pkgs_preremove"
             result=`eval $envlist yum -y remove $repo_pkgs_preremove 2>&1`
-            logger -t xcat "$result"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-	        logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+	        logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
             fi
             echo "$result"
         elif [ $haszypper -eq 1 ]; then
             echo "$envlist zypper remove -y $repo_pkgs_preremove"
 	    result=`eval $envlist zypper remove -y $repo_pkgs_preremove 2>&1`
-            logger -t xcat "$result"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
 	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-                logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+                logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
 	    fi
             echo "$result"
 		elif [ $hasapt -eq 1 ]; then
 			apt_get_update_if_repos_changed $REPOFILE
 			echo "apt-get -y remove $repo_pkgs_preremove"
 			result=`apt-get -y remove $repo_pkgs_preremove 2>&1`
-			logger -t xcat "$result"
+			logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
 			if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-				logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+				logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
 			fi
 			echo "$result"
         fi
@@ -527,9 +534,9 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
     if [ "$plain_pkgs_preremove" != "" ]; then 
         echo "$envlist $sremovecommand $plain_pkgs_preremove" 
         result=`eval $envlist $sremovecommand $plain_pkgs_preremove 2>&1`
-        logger -t xcat "$result"
+        logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-	    logger -t xcat "otherpkgs $result"
+	    logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs $result"
         fi
         echo "$result"
     fi
@@ -540,17 +547,17 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
         if [ $hasyum -eq 1 ]; then 
             echo "$envlist yum -y install $repo_pkgs"
             result=`eval $envlist yum -y install $repo_pkgs 2>&1`
-	    logger -t xcat "$result"
+	    logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-                logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+                logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
             fi
             echo "$result"
         elif [ $haszypper -eq 1 ]; then
             echo "$envlist zypper install -y $repo_pkgs"
 	    result=`eval $envlist zypper install -y $repo_pkgs 2>&1`
-            logger -t xcat "$result"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
 	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-                logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+                logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
 	    fi
             echo "$result"
             #remove the repos
@@ -563,9 +570,9 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
 		apt_get_update_if_repos_changed $REPOFILE
 	    echo "$envlist apt-get -q -y --force-yes install $repo_pkgs"
 	    result=`eval $envlist apt-get -q -y --force-yes install $repo_pkgs 2>&1`
-	    logger -t xcat "$result"
+	    logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
 	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-            logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
 	    fi
             echo "$result"
         fi
@@ -593,9 +600,9 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
 
         echo "$envlist $supdatecommand $plain_pkgs" 
         result=`eval $envlist $supdatecommand $plain_pkgs 2>&1`
-        logger -t xcat "$result"
+        logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-	    logger -t xcat "otherpkgs $result"
+	    logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs $result"
         fi
         echo "$result"
     
@@ -612,26 +619,26 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
         if [ $hasyum -eq 1 ]; then 
             echo "$envlist yum -y remove $repo_pkgs_postremove"
             result=`eval $envlist yum -y remove $repo_pkgs_postremove 2>&1`
-            logger -t xcat "$result"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-                logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+                logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
             fi
             echo "$result"
         elif [ $haszypper -eq 1 ]; then
             echo "$envlist zypper remove -y $repo_pkgs_postremove"
 	    result=`eval $envlist zypper remove -y $repo_pkgs_postremove 2>&1`
-            logger -t xcat "$result"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
 	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-                logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+                logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
     	    fi
             echo "$result"
         elif [ $hasapt -eq 1 ]; then 
 			apt_get_update_if_repos_changed $REPOFILE
             echo "$envlist apt-get -y remove $repo_pkgs_postremove"
             result=`eval $envlist apt-get -y remove $repo_pkgs_postremove 2>&1`
-            logger -t xcat "$result"
+            logger -p local4.info  -t xcat "$result"
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-                logger -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
+                logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs: $result"
             fi
             echo "$result"
         fi
@@ -640,9 +647,9 @@ while [ $op_index -le $OTHERPKGS_INDEX ]; do
     if [ "$plain_pkgs_postremove" != "" ]; then 
         echo "$envlist $sremovecommand $plain_pkgs_postremove" 
         result=`eval $envlist $sremovecommand $plain_pkgs_postremove 2>&1`
-        logger -t xcat "$result"
+        logger -p local4.info -t xcat "$result"
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
-       	    logger -t xcat "otherpkgs $result"
+       	    logger -p local4.info -t xcat "otherpkgs $result"
         fi
         echo "$result"
     fi