diff --git a/xCATsn/xCATsn.spec b/xCATsn/xCATsn.spec
index d50e8c463..19fe9e020 100644
--- a/xCATsn/xCATsn.spec
+++ b/xCATsn/xCATsn.spec
@@ -53,11 +53,25 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ]; then #Only if installing for the first time..
     if ! grep /install /etc/exports; then
         echo '/install *(ro,no_root_squash,sync)' >> /etc/exports #SECURITY: this has potential for sharing private host/user keys
         service nfs restart
-	chkconfig nfs on
     fi
-    
 
-	###  Start the xcatd daemon
+# makes it a service node
+  touch /etc/xCATSN    
+# setup syslog
+  cp /etc/syslog.conf /etc/syslog.conf.ORIG
+  echo "*.debug   /var/log/localmessages" > /etc/test.tmp 
+  echo "*.crit   /var/log/localmessages" >> /etc/test.tmp 
+  cat /etc/test.tmp >> /etc/syslog.conf
+  rm /etc/test.tmp
+  touch /var/log/localmessages
+
+  /etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog stop
+  /etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog start
+
+
+
+
+###  Start the xcatd daemon
 
     XCATROOT=$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX0 /etc/init.d/xcatd start
     service httpd restart