diff -r ab25c0a231d0 -r feb2f1e115c6 src/server/daemon/webserver.c
--- a/src/server/daemon/webserver.c	Mon May 06 13:44:27 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/server/daemon/webserver.c	Mon May 06 14:54:40 2013 +0200
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
     add_functions(webserver_funcs);
     
     // load init.conf
-    load_init_conf("config/init.conf");
+    if(load_init_conf("config/init.conf")) {
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     // load server.conf
     init_configuration_manager();
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@
         setpwent();
         if(!util_getpwnam(cfg->user.ptr, vars->Vuserpw, pwbuf, DEF_PWBUF)) {
             log_ereport(
-                    LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                    LOG_MISCONFIG,
                     "user %s does not exist!",
                     cfg->user.ptr);
             free(vars->Vuserpw);
@@ -114,30 +116,29 @@
         
         if(setgid(vars->Vuserpw->pw_gid) != 0) {
             log_ereport(
-                    LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                    LOG_FAILURE,
                     "setgid(%d) failed",
                     vars->Vuserpw->pw_gid);
         } else {
             // setgid was successful
             // we need to call initgroups to have all group permissions
             if(initgroups(vars->Vuserpw->pw_name, vars->Vuserpw->pw_gid)!=0) {
-                log_ereport(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "initgroups failed");
+                log_ereport(LOG_FAILURE, "initgroups failed");
             }
         }
         
         // change the uid
         if(setuid(vars->Vuserpw->pw_uid)) {
             log_ereport(
-                    LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                    LOG_FAILURE,
                     "setuid(%d) failed",
                     vars->Vuserpw->pw_uid);
         }
     } else if(vars->Vuserpw) {
         log_ereport(
-                    LOG_LEVEL_INFO,
+                    LOG_WARN,
                     "server must be started as root to change uid");
     }
-    
    
     return 0;
 }