Index: modules/syslog/syslog.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/syslog/syslog.module,v
retrieving revision 1.35
diff -u -F '^[fc]' -r1.35 syslog.module
--- modules/syslog/syslog.module	21 Apr 2010 14:27:03 -0000	1.35
+++ modules/syslog/syslog.module	12 Aug 2010 17:52:55 -0000
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ function syslog_help($path, $arg) {
 function syslog_form_system_logging_settings_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
   if (defined('LOG_LOCAL0')) {
     $help = module_exists('help') ? ' ' . l(t('More information'), 'admin/help/syslog') . '.' : NULL;
+    $form['syslog_identity'] = array(
+      '#type'          => 'textfield',
+      '#title'         => t('Syslog identity'),
+      '#default_value' => variable_get('syslog_identity', 'drupal'),
+      '#description'   => t('The identity string is added to each message logged with Syslog.') . $help,
+     );
     $form['syslog_facility'] = array(
       '#type'          => 'select',
       '#title'         => t('Syslog facility'),
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ function syslog_watchdog(array $log_entr
   if (!$log_init) {
     $log_init = TRUE;
     $default_facility = defined('LOG_LOCAL0') ? LOG_LOCAL0 : LOG_USER;
-    openlog('drupal', LOG_NDELAY, variable_get('syslog_facility', $default_facility));
+    openlog(variable_get('syslog_identity', 'drupal'), LOG_NDELAY, variable_get('syslog_facility', $default_facility));
   }
 
   $message = strtr(variable_get('syslog_format', '!base_url|!timestamp|!type|!ip|!request_uri|!referer|!uid|!link|!message'), array(