--- xdm-1.1.9/greeter/greet.c	2010-01-12 12:14:20 +0000
+++ xdm-1.1.9.NEW/greeter/greet.c	2010-01-12 12:15:10 +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/dm.c	2010-01-12 12:14:20 +0000
+++ xdm-1.1.9.NEW/dm.c	2010-01-12 12:17:48 +0000
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@
 # 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
 
 #if defined(SVR4) && !defined(sun)
 extern FILE    *fdopen();
@@ -745,6 +755,9 @@
     switch (pid)
     {
     case 0:
+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+	openlog("xdm", LOG_ODELAY|LOG_PID, LOG_AUTHPRIV); 
+#endif
 	if (!nofork_session) {
 	    CleanUpChild ();
 	    (void) Signal (SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);