diff --git a/libraries/logging.lib.php b/libraries/logging.lib.php
index 105a9ead7d..c82c478017 100644
--- a/libraries/logging.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/logging.lib.php
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ function PMA_logUser($user, $status = 'ok')
         apache_note('userID', $user);
         apache_note('userStatus', $status);
     }
-    if (function_exists('syslog')) {
+    if (function_exists('syslog') && $status != 'ok') {
+        @openlog('phpMyAdmin', LOG_NDELAY | LOG_PID, LOG_AUTHPRIV);
         @syslog(
-            LOG_AUTHPRIV,
-            'phpMyAdmin: ' . $user . ' (' . $status . ') from ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']
+            LOG_WARNING,
+            'user denied: ' . $user . ' (' . $status . ') from ' .
+            $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']
         );
     }
 }