diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/setupscratch b/xCAT/postscripts/setupscratch
index a85575323..26a6a0e04 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/setupscratch
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/setupscratch
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ then
     if grep sda1 /proc/partitions >/dev/null 2>&1
     then
 	    echo Autodetected existing /dev/sda1
-	    logger -t $ME Autodetected existing /dev/sda1
+	    logger -t xcat -p local4.info $ME Autodetected existing /dev/sda1
 	    echo Checking filesystem /dev/sda1
-	    logger -t $ME Checking filesystem /dev/sda1
+	    logger -t  xcat -p local4.info $ME Checking filesystem /dev/sda1
 	    fsck -y /dev/sda1
 	    mkdir -p $mydir 
 	    echo mounting existing /dev/sda1 to $mydir 
-	    logger -t $ME mounting existing /dev/sda1 to $mydir
+	    logger -t  xcat -p local4.info $ME mounting existing /dev/sda1 to $mydir
 	    if mount /dev/sda1 $mydir
 	    then
 		    echo
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ then
 		    exit 0
 	    else
 		    echo mounting /dev/sda1 to $mydir failed
-		    logger -t $ME mounting /dev/sda1 to $mydir failed
+		    logger -t  xcat -p local4.warning  $ME mounting /dev/sda1 to $mydir failed
 	    fi
     fi
 fi
 
 
 echo Creating Partition
-logger -t $ME Creating Partition
+logger -t  xcat -p local4.info $ME Creating Partition
 parted -s /dev/sda mklabel gpt 
 parted -s -- /dev/sda mkpart primary ext3 0 -0
 if grep sda1 /proc/partitions >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ then
 	sleep 5
 else
 	echo failed to create partition, exiting $ME
-	logger -t $ME failed to create partition, exiting $ME
+	logger -t  xcat -p local4.err  $ME failed to create partition, exiting $ME
 	echo
 	echo Failed!
 	echo
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo Creating new ext3 filesystem: /dev/sda1
-logger -t $ME Creating new ext3 filesystem: /dev/sda1
+logger -t  xcat -p local4.info $ME Creating new ext3 filesystem: /dev/sda1
 mke2fs -j /dev/sda1
 mkdir -p $mydir
 echo mounting new /dev/sda1 to $mydir
-logger -t $ME mounting new /dev/sda1 to $mydir
+logger -t  xcat -p local4.info $ME mounting new /dev/sda1 to $mydir
 mount /dev/sda1 $mydir
 echo
 echo Done!