diff --git a/clkmgr/common/print.cpp b/clkmgr/common/print.cpp
index 771b65b4..666ffda9 100644
--- a/clkmgr/common/print.cpp
+++ b/clkmgr/common/print.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <syslog.h>
+#include <rtpi/mutex.hpp>
 
 __CLKMGR_NAMESPACE_USE;
 
@@ -20,21 +22,42 @@ using namespace std;
 
 enum LogLevel { DEBUG, INFO, ERROR };
 static LogLevel currentLogLevel = INFO;
+bool useSyslog = false;
+static rtpi::mutex errMutex;
+
+void clkmgr::PrintStartLog(const char *me)
+{
+    openlog(me, LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
+    useSyslog = true;
+}
+void clkmgr::PrintStopLog()
+{
+    closelog();
+}
 
 void clkmgr::_PrintError(string msg, uint16_t line,
     const char *file, const char *func,
     errno_type errnum)
 {
+    string ebuf;
+    if(errnum != (errno_type)(-1)) {
+        unique_lock<rtpi::mutex> lck(errMutex);
+        ebuf = strerror(errnum);
+    }
+    if(useSyslog)
+        syslog(LOG_ERR, "*** Error: %s %s at line %u in %s: %s",
+            msg.c_str(), ebuf.c_str(), line, file, func);
     fprintf(stderr, "*** Error: %s %s at line %u in %s: %s\n",
-        msg.c_str(),
-        errnum != (errno_type)(-1) ? strerror(errnum) : "",
-        line, file, func);
+        msg.c_str(), ebuf.c_str(), line, file, func);
     fflush(stderr);
 }
 
 void clkmgr::_PrintDebug(string msg, uint16_t line,
     const char *file, const char *func)
 {
+    if(useSyslog)
+        syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "*** Debug: %s at line %u in %s: %s",
+            msg.c_str(), line, file, func);
     if(currentLogLevel <= DEBUG) {
         fprintf(stderr, "*** Debug: %s at line %u in %s: %s\n",
             msg.c_str(), line, file, func);
@@ -45,6 +68,9 @@ void clkmgr::_PrintDebug(string msg, uint16_t line,
 void clkmgr::_PrintInfo(string msg, uint16_t line, const char *file,
     const char *func)
 {
+    if(useSyslog)
+        syslog(LOG_INFO, "* Info: %s at line %u in %s: %s",
+            msg.c_str(), line, file, func);
     if(currentLogLevel <= INFO) {
         fprintf(stderr, "* Info: %s at line %u in %s: %s\n",
             msg.c_str(), line, file, func);
@@ -56,12 +82,22 @@ void clkmgr::_PrintInfo(string msg, uint16_t line, const char *file,
 void clkmgr::_DumpOctetArray(string msg, const uint8_t *arr,
     size_t length, uint16_t line, const char *file, const char *func)
 {
-    if(currentLogLevel > DEBUG)
+    if(!useSyslog && currentLogLevel > DEBUG)
         return;
-    fprintf(stderr, "*   Info: %s at line %u in %s:%s",
+    char buf[2000];
+    string str;
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "*   Info: %s at line %u in %s:%s",
         msg.c_str(), line, file, func);
-    for(size_t i = 0; i < length; i++)
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s0x%.2x", i % HEX_DIGITS_PER_LINE ? " " : "\n", arr[i]);
-    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-    fflush(stderr);
+    str = buf;
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%s0x%.2x",
+            i % HEX_DIGITS_PER_LINE ? " " : "\n", arr[i]);
+        str += buf;
+    }
+    if(useSyslog)
+        syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "%s", str.c_str());
+    if(currentLogLevel <= DEBUG) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", str.c_str());
+        fflush(stderr);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/clkmgr/common/print.hpp b/clkmgr/common/print.hpp
index 02baa759..7794a38c 100644
--- a/clkmgr/common/print.hpp
+++ b/clkmgr/common/print.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ void _PrintInfo(std::string msg, uint16_t line, const char *file,
 void _DumpOctetArray(std::string msg, const uint8_t *arr, size_t length,
     uint16_t line, const char *file, const char *func);
 
+void PrintStartLog(const char *me);
+void PrintStopLog();
+
 __CLKMGR_NAMESPACE_END
 
 #endif /* PRINT_HPP */
diff --git a/clkmgr/proxy/main.cpp b/clkmgr/proxy/main.cpp
index 0b15e442..bfdfab0e 100644
--- a/clkmgr/proxy/main.cpp
+++ b/clkmgr/proxy/main.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
     }
+    PrintStartLog(argv[0]);
     BlockStopSignal();
     if(!ProxyTransport::init()) {
         PrintError("Transport init failed");
@@ -82,5 +83,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         PrintError("finalize failed");
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
+    PrintStopLog();
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }