--- a/conf/options/charon-logging.conf	2019-01-09 13:52:45.000000000 +0100
+++ b/conf/options/charon-logging.conf	2019-01-09 13:58:06.576971793 +0100
@@ -1,74 +1,10 @@
 charon {
-
-    # Section to define file loggers, see LOGGER CONFIGURATION in
-    # strongswan.conf(5).
-    filelog {
-
-        # <name> may be the full path to the log file if it only contains
-        # characters permitted in section names. Is ignored if path is
-        # specified.
-        # <name> {
-
-            # Loglevel for a specific subsystem.
-            # <subsystem> = <default>
-
-            # If this option is enabled log entries are appended to the existing
-            # file.
-            # append = yes
-
-            # Default loglevel.
-            # default = 1
-
-            # Enabling this option disables block buffering and enables line
-            # buffering.
-            # flush_line = no
-
-            # Prefix each log entry with the connection name and a unique
-            # numerical identifier for each IKE_SA.
-            # ike_name = no
-
-            # Optional path to the log file. Overrides the section name. Must be
-            # used if the path contains characters that aren't allowed in
-            # section names.
-            # path =
-
-            # Adds the milliseconds within the current second after the
-            # timestamp (separated by a dot, so time_format should end with %S
-            # or %T).
-            # time_add_ms = no
-
-            # Prefix each log entry with a timestamp. The option accepts a
-            # format string as passed to strftime(3).
-            # time_format =
-
-        # }
-
-    }
-
-    # Section to define syslog loggers, see LOGGER CONFIGURATION in
-    # strongswan.conf(5).
     syslog {
-
-        # Identifier for use with openlog(3).
-        # identifier =
-
-        # <facility> is one of the supported syslog facilities, see LOGGER
-        # CONFIGURATION in strongswan.conf(5).
-        # <facility> {
-
-            # Loglevel for a specific subsystem.
-            # <subsystem> = <default>
-
-            # Default loglevel.
-            # default = 1
-
-            # Prefix each log entry with the connection name and a unique
-            # numerical identifier for each IKE_SA.
-            # ike_name = no
-
-        # }
-
+        # prefix for each log message
+        identifier = charon
+        # use default settings to log to the LOG_DAEMON facility
+        daemon {
+            default = 1
+        }
     }
-
 }
-