diff -Nuard gdm-2.4.4.3.orig/config/Makefile.am gdm-2.4.4.3/config/Makefile.am
--- gdm-2.4.4.3.orig/config/Makefile.am	2003-09-23 00:13:12.000000000 +0200
+++ gdm-2.4.4.3/config/Makefile.am	2003-09-27 12:00:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 instsessdir = $(datadir)/xsessions
 initdir = $(sysconfdir)/gdm/Init
 authdir = $(localstatedir)/gdm
-logdir = $(localstatedir)/log/gdm
+logdir = /var/log/gdm
 gnomercdir = $(sysconfdir)/gdm
 postdir = $(sysconfdir)/gdm/PostSession
 predir = $(sysconfdir)/gdm/PreSession
diff -Nuard gdm-2.4.4.3.orig/configure.in gdm-2.4.4.3/configure.in
--- gdm-2.4.4.3.orig/configure.in	2003-09-25 20:31:12.000000000 +0200
+++ gdm-2.4.4.3/configure.in	2003-09-27 11:59:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(EXPANDED_AUTHDIR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(EXPANDED_AUTHDIR,"$EXPANDED_AUTHDIR")
 
-LOGDIR_TMP="$localstatedir/log/gdm"
+LOGDIR_TMP="/var/log/gdm"
 EXPANDED_LOGDIR=`eval echo $LOGDIR_TMP`
 AC_SUBST(EXPANDED_LOGDIR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(EXPANDED_LOGDIR,"$EXPANDED_LOGDIR")