diff -Nru swift-1.7.1+git201209042030~precise/debian/changelog swift-1.7.1+git201209042100~precise/debian/changelog
--- swift-1.7.1+git201209042030~precise/debian/changelog	2012-09-05 00:32:53.000000000 +0000
+++ swift-1.7.1+git201209042100~precise/debian/changelog	2012-09-05 01:02:10.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+swift (1.7.1+git201209042100~precise-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * Automated Ubuntu testing build:
+  * No change rebuild.
+
+ -- Openstack Ubuntu Testing Bot <openstack-testing-bot@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:02:08 -0400
+
 swift (1.7.1+git201209042030~precise-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low
 
   * Automated Ubuntu testing build:
diff -Nru swift-1.7.1+git201209042030~precise/swift/common/utils.py swift-1.7.1+git201209042100~precise/swift/common/utils.py
--- swift-1.7.1+git201209042030~precise/swift/common/utils.py	2012-09-05 00:30:39.000000000 +0000
+++ swift-1.7.1+git201209042100~precise/swift/common/utils.py	2012-09-05 01:00:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@
         try:
             handler = SysLogHandler(address=log_address, facility=facility)
         except socket.error, e:
-            if e.errno != errno.ENOTSOCK:  # Socket operation on non-socket
+            # Either /dev/log isn't a UNIX socket or it does not exist at all
+            if e.errno not in [errno.ENOTSOCK,  errno.ENOENT]:
                 raise e
             handler = SysLogHandler(facility=facility)
     handler.setFormatter(formatter)