diff --git a/.bzrignore b/.bzrignore
index 29a8142..0cfc4e1 100644
--- a/.bzrignore
+++ b/.bzrignore
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ scripts/wicd
 scripts/wicd-client
 scripts/wicd-curses
 translations/*
+wicd/wicd-daemon.py
 wicd/wpath.py
 *tags
diff --git a/wicd/wicd-daemon.py b/in/wicd=wicd-daemon.py.in
similarity index 99%
rename from wicd/wicd-daemon.py
rename to in/wicd=wicd-daemon.py.in
index 24289ed..32abcbe 100644
--- a/wicd/wicd-daemon.py
+++ b/in/wicd=wicd-daemon.py.in
@@ -1671,9 +1671,13 @@ def main(argv):
         output = ManagedStdio(logpath)
         if os.path.exists(logpath):
             try:
-                os.chmod(logpath, 0600)
+                os.chmod(logpath, %LOGPERMS%)
+                if "%LOGGROUP%":
+                    import grp
+                    group = grp.getgrnam("%LOGGROUP%")
+                    os.chown(logpath, 0, group[2])
             except:
-                print 'unable to chmod log file to 0600'
+                print 'unable to chmod log file to %LOGPERMS%'
 
     if redirect_stdout: sys.stdout = output
     if redirect_stderr: sys.stderr = output
diff --git a/in/wicd=wpath.py.in b/in/wicd=wpath.py.in
index d1fbbc1..b441ba5 100755
--- a/in/wicd=wpath.py.in
+++ b/in/wicd=wpath.py.in
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ initfile = '%INITFILE%'
 # stores only the file name, i.e. wicd
 initfilename = '%INITFILENAME%'
 wicd_group = '%WICDGROUP%'
+log_group = '%LOGGROUP%'
+log_perms = '%LOGPERMS%'
 
 # BOOLEANS
 no_install_pmutils = %NO_INSTALL_PMUTILS%
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c2f67cc..13508b8 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ class configure(Command):
             self.no_install_acpi = True
         elif self.distro in ['debian']:
             self.wicdgroup = "netdev"
+            self.loggroup = "adm"
+            self.logperms = "0640"
             self.init = '/etc/init.d/'
             self.initfile = 'init/debian/wicd'
         elif self.distro in ['arch']: