diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9c7e44b6..ec4c621e
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ from xml.dom.minidom import Node
 import logging, logging.config
 import ConfigParser
 
+# logging has been set up in fpdb.py or HUD_main.py, use their settings:
+log = logging.getLogger("config")
+
+
 ##############################################################################
 #    Functions for finding config files and setting up logging
 #    Also used in other modules that use logging.
@@ -138,8 +142,6 @@ def check_dir(path, create = True):
     else:
         return False
 
-#    find a logging.conf file and set up logging
-log = get_logger("logging.conf", "config")
 
 ########################################################################
 # application wide consts
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ class Config:
         self.dir_config = os.path.dirname(self.file)
         self.dir_log = os.path.join(self.dir_config, 'log')
         self.dir_database = os.path.join(self.dir_config, 'database')
+        self.log_file = os.path.join(self.dir_log, 'logging.out')
         log = get_logger("logging.conf", "config", log_dir=self.dir_log)
 
 #    Parse even if there was no real config file found and we are using the example
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index a987b389..e7c01231 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ import Queue
 import codecs
 import math
 
+import logging
+# logging has been set up in fpdb.py or HUD_main.py, use their settings:
+log = logging.getLogger("db")
+
 
 #    pyGTK modules
 
@@ -52,7 +56,6 @@ import Tourney
 import Charset
 from Exceptions import *
 import Configuration
-log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf","db")
 
 
 #    Other library modules
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ class Database:
 
     def __init__(self, c, sql = None): 
         log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf", "db", log_dir=c.dir_log)
-        log.info("Creating Database instance, sql = %s" % sql)
+        log.debug("Creating Database instance, sql = %s" % sql)
         self.config = c
         self.__connected = False
         self.settings = {}
diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiLogView.py b/pyfpdb/GuiLogView.py
index 29385fa0..9dcb9588 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiLogView.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiLogView.py
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ import gtk
 import gobject
 import pango
 
-import Configuration
+import logging
+# logging has been set up in fpdb.py or HUD_main.py, use their settings:
+log = logging.getLogger("logview")
 
-log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf", "logview")
 
 MAX_LINES = 100000         # max lines to display in window
 EST_CHARS_PER_LINE = 150   # used to guesstimate number of lines in log file
-logfile = 'logging.out'    # name of logfile
 
 class GuiLogView:
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class GuiLogView:
         self.main_window = mainwin
         self.closeq = closeq
 
+        self.logfile = self.config.log_file    # name of logfile
         self.dia = gtk.Dialog(title="Log Messages"
                              ,parent=None
                              ,flags=gtk.DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT
@@ -117,10 +118,10 @@ class GuiLogView:
         self.listcols = []
 
         # guesstimate number of lines in file
-        if os.path.exists(logfile):
-            stat_info = os.stat(logfile)
+        if os.path.exists(self.logfile):
+            stat_info = os.stat(self.logfile)
             lines = stat_info.st_size / EST_CHARS_PER_LINE
-            print "logview: size =", stat_info.st_size, "lines =", lines
+            #print "logview: size =", stat_info.st_size, "lines =", lines
 
             # set startline to line number to start display from
             startline = 0
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ class GuiLogView:
                 startline = lines - MAX_LINES
 
             l = 0
-            for line in open(logfile):
+            for line in open(self.logfile):
                 # eg line:
                 # 2009-12-02 15:23:21,716 - config       DEBUG    config logger initialised
                 l = l + 1
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb.py
index 58e0128d..c11301a9 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb.py
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ import Exceptions
 
 VERSION = "0.12"
 
-log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf", "fpdb")
 
 class fpdb:
     def tab_clicked(self, widget, tab_name):
@@ -696,6 +695,7 @@ class fpdb:
         """Loads profile from the provided path name."""
         self.config = Configuration.Config(file=options.config, dbname=options.dbname)
         log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf", "fpdb", log_dir=self.config.dir_log)
+        print "Logfile is " + os.path.join(self.config.dir_log, 'logging.out') + "\n"
         if self.config.example_copy:
             self.info_box( "Config file"
                          , "has been created at:\n%s.\n" % self.config.file
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a02d3d99..8ba0da34
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ import Queue
 from collections import deque # using Queue for now
 import threading
 
+import logging
+# logging has been set up in fpdb.py or HUD_main.py, use their settings:
+log = logging.getLogger("importer")
+
 import pygtk
 import gtk
 
@@ -39,7 +43,6 @@ import Database
 import Configuration
 import Exceptions
 
-log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf", "importer")
 
 #    database interface modules
 try: