--- deliantra/server/common/init.C	2008/04/11 21:09:52	1.43
+++ deliantra/server/common/init.C	2008/04/15 03:16:02	1.44
@@ -188,14 +188,19 @@
 init_globals (void)
 {
   if (settings.logfilename[0] == 0)
-    logfile = stderr;
-  else if ((logfile = fopen (settings.logfilename, "a")) == NULL)
+    set_logfd (-1);
+  else 
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "Unable to open %s as the logfile - will use stderr instead\n", settings.logfilename);
-      logfile = stderr;
+      int logfd = open (settings.logfilename, O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_APPEND, 0666);
+
+      if (logfd >= 0)
+        set_logfd (logfd);
+      else
+        {
+          set_logfd (-1);
+          LOG (llevError, "Unable to open %s as the logfile - will use stderr instead", settings.logfilename);
+        }
     }
-  else
-    setvbuf (logfile, NULL, _IOLBF, 0);
 }
 
 void