Index: filed.1
==================================================================
--- filed.1
+++ filed.1
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 .IR port ]
 .RB [{ \-t | \-\-threads }
 .IR count ]
 .RB [{ \-c | \-\-cache }
 .IR entries ]
+.RB [{ \-l | \-\-log }
+.IR file ]
 .RB [{ \-u | \-\-user }
 .IR user ]
 .RB [{ \-r | \-\-root }
 .IR directory ]
 
@@ -58,10 +60,20 @@
 to allocate.  Each cache entry holds file information as
 well as an open file descriptor to the file, so resource
 limits (i.e., ulimit) should be considered.  This should
 be a prime number for ideal use with the lookup method.
 
+.TP
+.B -l (or --log)
+Specifies a filename to open for writing log entries.  Log
+entries are made for various stages in transfering files.
+The log file is opened before switching users (see "-u")
+and root directories (see "-r").  The log file is never
+closed so log rotation without stopping the daemon is will
+not work.  The value of "-" indicates that standard output
+should be used for logging.
+
 .TP
 .B -u (or --user)
 Specifies the user to switch user IDs to before servicing
 requests.  The default is not change user IDs.
 

Index: filed.c
==================================================================
--- filed.c
+++ filed.c
@@ -846,10 +846,11 @@
 	fprintf(output, "      -d, --daemon\n");
 	fprintf(output, "      -b <address>, --bind <address>\n");
 	fprintf(output, "      -p <port>, --port <port>\n");
 	fprintf(output, "      -t <count>, --threads <count>\n");
 	fprintf(output, "      -c <entries>, --cache <entries>\n");
+	fprintf(output, "      -l <file>, --log <file>\n");
 	fprintf(output, "      -u <user>, --user <user>\n");
 	fprintf(output, "      -r <directory>, --root <directory>\n");
 
 	if (long_help) {
 		fprintf(output, "\n");
@@ -876,10 +877,18 @@
 		fprintf(output, "                      well as an open file descriptor to the file, so resource\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                      limits (i.e., ulimit) should be considered.  This should\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                      be a prime number for ideal use with the lookup method.\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                      The default is %lu.\n", (unsigned long) CACHE_SIZE);
 		fprintf(output, "\n");
+		fprintf(output, "      -l (or --log) specifies a filename to open for writing log entries.  Log\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    entries are made for various stages in transfering files.\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    The log file is opened before switching users (see \"-u\")\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    and root directories (see \"-r\").  The log file is never\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    closed so log rotation without stopping the daemon is will\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    not work.  The value of \"-\" indicates that standard output\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    should be used for logging.  The default is \"%s\".\n", LOG_FILE);
+		fprintf(output, "\n");
 		fprintf(output, "      -u (or --user) specifies the user to switch user IDs to before servicing\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                     requests.  The default is not change user IDs.\n");
 		fprintf(output, "\n");
 		fprintf(output, "      -r (or --root) specifies the directory to act as the root directory for\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                     the file server.  If this option is specified, chroot(2)\n");
@@ -993,11 +1002,11 @@
 	return(0);
 }
 
 /* Run process */
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-	struct option options[9];
+	struct option options[10];
 	const char *bind_addr = BIND_ADDR, *newroot = NULL, *log_file = LOG_FILE;
 	uid_t user = 0;
 	int port = PORT, thread_count = THREAD_COUNT;
 	int cache_size = CACHE_SIZE;
 	int init_ret, chroot_ret, setuid_ret, lookup_ret, chdir_ret;
@@ -1012,12 +1021,13 @@
 	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[3], "bind", required_argument, 'b');
 	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[4], "user", required_argument, 'u');
 	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[5], "root", required_argument, 'r');
 	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[6], "help", no_argument, 'h');
 	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[7], "daemon", no_argument, 'd');
-	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[8], NULL, 0, 0);
-	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "p:t:c:b:u:r:hd", options, NULL)) != -1) {
+	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[8], "log", required_argument, 'l');
+	filed_getopt_long_setopt(&options[9], NULL, 0, 0);
+	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "p:t:c:b:u:r:l:hd", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch(ch) {
 			case 'p':
 				port = atoi(optarg);
 				break;
 			case 't':
@@ -1039,10 +1049,13 @@
 				}
 				break;
 			case 'r':
 				newroot = strdup(optarg);
 				break;
+			case 'l':
+				log_file = strdup(optarg);
+				break;
 			case 'd':
 				daemon_enabled = 1;
 				break;
 			case '?':
 			case ':':