diff --git a/rc.syslog b/rc.syslog
index cafd12a..ab2cb6f 100644
--- a/rc.syslog
+++ b/rc.syslog
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ test -s /var/lock/subsys/syslogd && {
     read -t 5 syslog_use < /var/lock/subsys/syslogd
 }
 test -z "$syslog_use" && syslog_use=${syslog_bin}
+syslog_use_pid="/var/run/${syslog_use##*\/}.pid"
 
 #
 # Do not translate symbol addresses for 2.6 kernel
@@ -96,9 +97,10 @@ case "$1" in
 	if test -s /var/run/klogd.pid ; then
 	    killproc ${klog_bin}
 	fi
-	if test -s ${syslog_pid} ; then
-	    killproc -p ${syslog_pid} ${syslog_use}
+	if test -s ${syslog_use_pid} ; then
+	    killproc -p ${syslog_use_pid} ${syslog_use}
 	    echo -n "Re-"
+	    rm -f /var/lock/subsys/syslogd
 	fi
 	echo -n "Starting syslog services"
 	test -z "$KERNEL_LOGLEVEL" && KERNEL_LOGLEVEL=1
@@ -120,8 +122,8 @@ case "$1" in
 	test "$2" = "early" && exit 0
 
 	echo -n "Shutting down syslog services"
-	killproc		  -TERM ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status
-	killproc -p ${syslog_pid} -TERM ${syslog_use} ; rc_status -v
+	killproc		      -TERM ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status
+	killproc -p ${syslog_use_pid} -TERM ${syslog_use} ; rc_status -v
 	rm -f /var/lock/subsys/syslogd
 	;;
     try-restart|condrestart)
@@ -143,18 +145,22 @@ case "$1" in
 	;;
     reload|force-reload)
 	echo -n "Reload syslog service"
-	killproc		  -TSTP ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status
-	killproc -p ${syslog_pid} -HUP  ${syslog_use} ; rc_status
-	killproc		  -CONT ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status
-	killproc		  -USR2 ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status -v
+	killproc		      -TSTP ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status
+	killproc -p ${syslog_use_pid} -HUP  ${syslog_use} ; rc_status
+	killproc		      -CONT ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status
+	killproc		      -USR2 ${klog_bin}   ; rc_status -v
 	;;
     status)
 	echo -n "Checking for service syslog:"
 	checkproc		  	${klog_bin}   ; rc_status
-	checkproc -p ${syslog_pid}	${syslog_use} ; rc_status -v
+	checkproc -p ${syslog_use_pid}	${syslog_use} ; rc_status -v
 	;;
     probe)
-	test ${config} -nt ${syslog_pid} && echo reload
+	if test "${syslog_use_pid}" != "${syslog_pid}" ; then
+	    echo restart
+	else
+	    test ${config} -nt ${syslog_pid} && echo reload
+	fi
 	;;
     *)
 	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|try-restart|restart|force-reload|reload|probe}"
diff --git a/syslog.xml b/syslog.xml
index aef8d24..c053325 100644
--- a/syslog.xml
+++ b/syslog.xml
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ file extension.
 		<modulePath>/sbin/syslog-ng</modulePath>
 	</processInformation>
 
+	<processInformation>
+		<name>syslogd</name>
+		<modulePath>/sbin/syslogd</modulePath>
+	</processInformation>
+
 	<!--
                 Define the services that this service has a dependency on.
                 There must be a corresponding Service Description XML file
diff --git a/syslogd.changes b/syslogd.changes
index 241ac5a..53a6970 100644
--- a/syslogd.changes
+++ b/syslogd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan  4 18:03:47 CET 2007 - mt@suse.de
+
+- Added syslogd path to processInformation tag in syslog.xml and
+  moved it to klogd file list; used by syslog-ng too (FATE #301833)
+- Improved run-time switch from syslogd to syslog-ng (bug #166933)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 11 14:04:50 CET 2006 - mskibbe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/syslogd.spec b/syslogd.spec
index 6d3cac8..5e728b0 100644
--- a/syslogd.spec
+++ b/syslogd.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package syslogd (Version 1.4.1)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2006 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2007 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # This file and all modifications and additions to the pristine
 # package are under the same license as the package itself.
 #
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PreReq:         klogd
 Provides:       syslog
 Autoreqprov:    on
 Version:        1.4.1
-Release:        585
+Release:        589
 Summary:        The Syslog daemon
 Source:         sysklogd-1.4.1.tar.bz2
 Source1:        logrotate.syslog
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ chown news:news var/log/news/news.notice
 %doc %{_mandir}/man5/syslog.conf.5.gz
 %doc %{_mandir}/man8/syslogd.8.gz
 /sbin/syslogd
-%dir /etc/omc/
-%dir /etc/omc/srvinfo.d/
-/etc/omc/srvinfo.d/syslog.xml
 
 %files -n klogd
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -208,8 +205,15 @@ chown news:news var/log/news/news.notice
 %doc %{_mandir}/man8/sysklogd.8.gz
 /sbin/rcsyslog
 /sbin/klogd
+%dir /etc/omc/
+%dir /etc/omc/srvinfo.d/
+/etc/omc/srvinfo.d/syslog.xml
 
 %changelog -n syslogd
+* Thu Jan 04 2007 - mt@suse.de
+- Added syslogd path to processInformation tag in syslog.xml and
+  moved it to klogd file list; used by syslog-ng too (FATE #301833)
+- Improved run-time switch from syslogd to syslog-ng (bug #166933)
 * Mon Dec 11 2006 - mskibbe@suse.de
 - add service xml file
 * Wed Nov 15 2006 - werner@suse.de