--- xdm-1.1.9/greeter/greet.c	2009-09-18 22:31:50 +0000
+++ xdm-1.1.9.NEW/greeter/greet.c	2010-01-11 20:17:25 +0000
@@ -489,9 +489,6 @@
 	LogError ("Cannot reopen display %s for greet window\n", d->name);
 	exit (RESERVER_DISPLAY);
     }
-#ifdef USE_SYSLOG
-    openlog("xdm", LOG_ODELAY|LOG_PID, LOG_AUTHPRIV);
-#endif
 
     for (;;) {
 #ifdef USE_PAM
--- xdm-1.1.9/session.c	2010-01-11 20:19:58 +0000
+++ xdm-1.1.9.NEW/session.c	2010-01-11 20:18:33 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+/*/*
 
 Copyright 1988, 1998  The Open Group
 
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_OPENLOG) && defined(HAVE_SYSLOG_H)
+# define USE_SYSLOG
+# include <syslog.h>
+# ifndef LOG_AUTHPRIV
+#  define LOG_AUTHPRIV LOG_AUTH
+# endif
+# ifndef LOG_PID
+#  define LOG_PID 0
+# endif
+#endif
+
 static	int	runAndWait (char **args, char **environ);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GRP_H
@@ -319,6 +330,10 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+    openlog("xdm", LOG_ODELAY|LOG_PID, LOG_AUTHPRIV); 
+#endif
+
     /* tell the possibly dynamically loaded greeter function
      * what data structure formats to expect.
      * These version numbers are registered with The Open Group. */