diff -r -U4 ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c ppp-2.4.4+logname/pppd/main.c
--- ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c	2006-06-04 04:52:50.000000000 +0100
+++ ppp-2.4.4+logname/pppd/main.c	2009-11-02 16:40:23.000000000 +0000
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@
     link_stats_valid = 0;
     new_phase(PHASE_INITIALIZE);
 
     script_env = NULL;
+    progname = *argv;
 
     /* Initialize syslog facilities */
     reopen_log();
 
@@ -355,10 +356,8 @@
      * Initialize the default channel.
      */
     tty_init();
 
-    progname = *argv;
-
     /*
      * Parse, in order, the system options file, the user's options file,
      * and the command line arguments.
      */
@@ -795,9 +794,9 @@
  */
 void
 reopen_log()
 {
-    openlog("pppd", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_PPP);
+    openlog(progname, LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_PPP);
     setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_INFO));
 }
 
 /*