Try to open the log file (and complain on error) ONLY if

	the log file destination is "files"

diff --git a/src/main/log.c b/src/main/log.c
index c1b681d..43c0d83 100644 (file)
--- a/src/main/log.c
+++ b/src/main/log.c
@@ -107,31 +107,33 @@ int vradlog(int lvl, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
                }
 #endif
 
-       } else if (!myconfig->log_file) {
-               /*
-                *      Errors go to stderr, in the hope that they will
-                *      be printed somewhere.
-                */
-               if (lvl & L_ERR) {
-                       fd = STDERR_FILENO;
-                       print_timestamp = 0;
-                       snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s: ", progname);
-                       len = strlen(buffer);
-               } else {
+       } else if (myconfig->radlog_dest == RADLOG_FILES) {
+               if (!myconfig->log_file) {
                        /*
-                        *      No log file set.  Discard it.
+                        *      Errors go to stderr, in the hope that
+                        *      they will be printed somewhere.
                         */
-                       return 0;
+                       if (lvl & L_ERR) {
+                               fd = STDERR_FILENO;
+                               print_timestamp = 0;
+                               snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s: ", progname);
+                               len = strlen(buffer);
+                       } else {
+                               /*
+                                *      No log file set.  Discard it.
+                                */
+                               return 0;
+                       }
+                       
+               } else if ((fp = fopen(myconfig->log_file, "a")) == NULL) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "%s: Couldn't open %s for logging: %s\n",
+                               progname, myconfig->log_file, strerror(errno));
+                       
+                       fprintf(stderr, "  (");
+                       vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);  /* the message that caused the log */
+                       fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+                       return -1;
                }
-
-       } else if ((fp = fopen(myconfig->log_file, "a")) == NULL) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "%s: Couldn't open %s for logging: %s\n",
-                       progname, myconfig->log_file, strerror(errno));
-
-               fprintf(stderr, "  (");
-               vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);  /* the message that caused the log */
-               fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
-               return -1;
        }
 
        if (print_timestamp) {