diff --git a/log/logger.go b/log/logger.go
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+++ b/log/logger.go
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+package log
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	gsyslog "github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog"
+)
+
+type logger struct {
+	l gsyslog.Syslogger
+	p gsyslog.Priority
+}
+
+func (log *logger) printf(p gsyslog.Priority, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if p <= log.p {
+		fmt.Printf("%s [%s] ", prioritiev[p], timestamp())
+		fmt.Printf(format, args...)
+	}
+
+	if log.l != nil {
+		log.l.WriteLevel(p, []byte(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)))
+	}
+}
+
+func (log *logger) print(p gsyslog.Priority, args ...interface{}) {
+	if p <= log.p {
+		fmt.Printf("%s [%s] ", prioritiev[p], timestamp())
+		fmt.Print(args...)
+	}
+
+	if log.l != nil {
+		log.l.WriteLevel(p, []byte(fmt.Sprint(args...)))
+	}
+}
+
+func (log *logger) println(p gsyslog.Priority, args ...interface{}) {
+	if p <= log.p {
+		fmt.Printf("%s [%s] ", prioritiev[p], timestamp())
+		fmt.Println(args...)
+	}
+
+	if log.l != nil {
+		log.l.WriteLevel(p, []byte(fmt.Sprintln(args...)))
+	}
+}
+
+var log = &logger{p: gsyslog.LOG_WARNING}
+
+var priorities = map[string]gsyslog.Priority{
+	"EMERG":   gsyslog.LOG_EMERG,
+	"ALERT":   gsyslog.LOG_ALERT,
+	"CRIT":    gsyslog.LOG_CRIT,
+	"ERR":     gsyslog.LOG_ERR,
+	"WARNING": gsyslog.LOG_WARNING,
+	"NOTICE":  gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE,
+	"INFO":    gsyslog.LOG_INFO,
+	"DEBUG":   gsyslog.LOG_DEBUG,
+}
+
+var prioritiev = map[gsyslog.Priority]string{
+	gsyslog.LOG_EMERG:   "EMERG",
+	gsyslog.LOG_ALERT:   "ALERT",
+	gsyslog.LOG_CRIT:    "CRIT",
+	gsyslog.LOG_ERR:     "ERR",
+	gsyslog.LOG_WARNING: "WARNING",
+	gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE:  "NOTICE",
+	gsyslog.LOG_INFO:    "INFO",
+	gsyslog.LOG_DEBUG:   "DEBUG",
+}
+
+func timestamp() string {
+	return time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST")
+}
+
+func Setup(level, tag string) error {
+	if tag == "" {
+		tag = "kdhcp"
+	}
+
+	priority, ok := priorities[level]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("log: unknown priority %s", level)
+	}
+
+	log.p = priority
+
+	var err error
+	log.l, err = gsyslog.NewLogger(priority, "daemon", tag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func Debug(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_DEBUG, args...)
+}
+
+func Info(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_INFO, args...)
+}
+
+func Notice(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE, args...)
+}
+
+func Warning(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_WARNING, args...)
+}
+
+func Err(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_ERR, args...)
+}
+
+func Crit(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_CRIT, args...)
+}
+
+func Alert(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_ALERT, args...)
+}
+
+func Emerg(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_EMERG, args...)
+}
+
+func Debugln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.println(gsyslog.LOG_DEBUG, args...)
+}
+
+func Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.println(gsyslog.LOG_INFO, args...)
+}
+
+func Noticeln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.println(gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE, args...)
+}
+
+func Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_WARNING, args...)
+}
+
+func Errln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.println(gsyslog.LOG_ERR, args...)
+}
+
+func Critln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.println(gsyslog.LOG_CRIT, args...)
+}
+
+func Alertln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.println(gsyslog.LOG_ALERT, args...)
+}
+
+func Emergln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.println(gsyslog.LOG_EMERG, args...)
+}
+
+func Debugf(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.printf(gsyslog.LOG_DEBUG, args...)
+}
+
+func Infof(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.printf(gsyslog.LOG_INFO, args...)
+}
+
+func Noticef(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.printf(gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE, args...)
+}
+
+func Warningf(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.print(gsyslog.LOG_WARNING, args...)
+}
+
+func Errf(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.printf(gsyslog.LOG_ERR, args...)
+}
+
+func Critf(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.printf(gsyslog.LOG_CRIT, args...)
+}
+
+func Alertf(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.printf(gsyslog.LOG_ALERT, args...)
+}
+
+func Emergf(args ...interface{}) {
+	log.printf(gsyslog.LOG_EMERG, args...)
+}