diff --git a/logging/TODO b/logging/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..319b432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Implement code line/func/etc. (only for debug?):
+  https://stackoverflow.com/a/24809646
+  https://golang.org/pkg/runtime/#Caller
diff --git a/logging/consts.go b/logging/consts.go
index b59f348..6f5c8d8 100644
--- a/logging/consts.go
+++ b/logging/consts.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package logging
 
 import (
+	`log/syslog`
 	`os`
 
 	`r00t2.io/goutils/types`
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ import (
 const (
 	devlog string = "/dev/log"
 	logPerm os.FileMode = 0600
+	logPrefix string = "GOLANG PROGRAM"
+	appendFlags int = os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY
+	syslogFacility syslog.Priority = syslog.LOG_USER
 )
 
 // Flags for logger configuration
diff --git a/logging/funcs.go b/logging/funcs.go
index 10beada..e85c969 100644
--- a/logging/funcs.go
+++ b/logging/funcs.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	native `log`
 	`os`
 	`path`
-	`strings`
 
 	"r00t2.io/goutils/types"
 
@@ -16,10 +15,15 @@ var (
 	_ = sysd.Enabled()
 	_ = native.Logger{}
 	_ = os.Interrupt
-	_ = types.Env{}
 )
 
-func GetLogger(enableDebug bool, prefix string) (logger Logger, err error) {
+// GetLogger returns an instance of Logger that best suits your system's capabilities.
+// If enableDebug is true, debug messages (which according to your program may or may not contain sensitive data) are rendered and written.
+// If prefix is "\x00" (a null byte), then the default logging prefix will be used. If anything else, even an empty string,
+// 	is specified then that will be used instead for the prefix.
+// logpaths is an (optional) list of strings to use as paths to test for writing. If the file can be created/written to,
+// 	it will be used (assuming you have no higher-level loggers available). Only the first logpaths entry that "works" will be used, later entries will be ignored.
+func GetLogger(enableDebug bool, prefix string, logpaths ...string) (logger Logger, err error) {
 
 	var logPath string
 	var logflags types.MaskBit
@@ -40,8 +44,13 @@ func GetLogger(enableDebug bool, prefix string) (logger Logger, err error) {
 		if hasSyslog && !stat.Mode().IsRegular() {logflags.AddFlag(LogSyslog)} else {
 			var exists bool
 			var success bool
+			var ckLogPaths []string
 			logflags.AddFlag(LogStdout)
-			for _, p := range defLogPaths {
+			ckLogPaths = defLogPaths
+			if logpaths != nil {
+				ckLogPaths = logpaths
+			}
+			for _, p := range ckLogPaths {
 				if exists, _ = paths.RealPathExists(&p); exists {
 					if success, err = testOpen(p); err != nil {
 						continue
@@ -72,30 +81,34 @@ func GetLogger(enableDebug bool, prefix string) (logger Logger, err error) {
 	if logflags.HasFlag(LogJournald) {
 		logger = &SystemDLogger{
 			Prefix: logPrefix,
+			EnableDebug: enableDebug,
 		}
 	} else {
 		if logflags.HasFlag(LogSyslog) {
 			logger = &SyslogLogger{
 				Prefix: logPrefix,
+				EnableDebug: enableDebug,
 			}
 		} else {
 			if logflags.HasFlag(LogFile) {
 				logger = &FileLogger{
 					StdLogger: StdLogger{
 						Prefix: logPrefix,
+						EnableDebug: enableDebug,
 					},
 					Path:      logPath,
 				}
 			} else {
 				logger = &StdLogger{
 					Prefix: logPrefix,
+					EnableDebug: enableDebug,
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	logger.doDebug(enableDebug)
-	if strings.TrimSpace(prefix) != "" {
+	logger.Setup()
+	if prefix != "\x00" {
 		logger.setPrefix(prefix)
 	}
 
@@ -106,7 +119,7 @@ func testOpen(path string) (success bool, err error) {
 	var f *os.File
 
 	// Example #2, https://golang.org/pkg/os/#OpenFile
-	if f, err = os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREATE, logPerm); err != nil {
+	if f, err = os.OpenFile(path, appendFlags, logPerm); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
diff --git a/logging/funcs_file.go b/logging/funcs_file.go
index a302c92..afae21e 100644
--- a/logging/funcs_file.go
+++ b/logging/funcs_file.go
@@ -1,41 +1,176 @@
 package logging
 
+import (
+	`fmt`
+	`io`
+	`log`
+	`os`
+)
+
+func (l *FileLogger) Setup() {
+
+	var err error
+
+	l.Logger = log.Default()
+	l.Logger.SetPrefix(l.Prefix)
+	if l.writer, err = os.OpenFile(l.Path, appendFlags, logPerm); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not open log file \"%v\" for writing: %v\n", l.Path, err)
+	}
+	// https://stackoverflow.com/a/36719588/733214
+	multi := io.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, l.writer)
+	l.Logger.SetOutput(multi)
+}
+
+func (l *FileLogger) Shutdown() {
+
+	var err error
+
+	if err = l.writer.Close(); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not close log file \"%v\": %v\n", l.Path, err)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func (l *FileLogger) doDebug(d bool) {
 	l.EnableDebug = d
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) setPrefix(prefix string) {
 	l.Prefix = prefix
+	l.Logger.SetPrefix(prefix)
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Alert(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "ALERT")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Crit(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "CRITICAL")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Debug(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	if !l.EnableDebug {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "DEBUG")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Emerg(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "EMERGENCY")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Err(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "ERROR")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Info(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "INFO")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Notice(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "NOTICE")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *FileLogger) Warning(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "WARNING")
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (l *FileLogger) renderWrite(msg, prio string) {
+
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("[%v] %v", prio, msg)
+
+	l.Logger.Println(s)
+
 	return
 }
diff --git a/logging/funcs_std.go b/logging/funcs_std.go
index 05b69e7..20b686c 100644
--- a/logging/funcs_std.go
+++ b/logging/funcs_std.go
@@ -1,41 +1,163 @@
 package logging
 
+import (
+	`fmt`
+	`log`
+)
+
+func (l *StdLogger) Setup() {
+
+	l.Logger = log.Default()
+	l.Logger.SetPrefix(l.Prefix)
+}
+
+func (l *StdLogger) Shutdown() {
+
+	// NOOP
+	_ = ""
+
+}
+
 func (l *StdLogger) doDebug(d bool) {
 	l.EnableDebug = d
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) setPrefix(prefix string) {
 	l.Prefix = prefix
+	l.Logger.SetPrefix(prefix)
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Alert(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "ALERT")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Crit(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "CRITICAL")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Debug(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	if !l.EnableDebug {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "DEBUG")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Emerg(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "EMERGENCY")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Err(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "ERROR")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Info(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "INFO")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Notice(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "NOTICE")
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *StdLogger) Warning(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, "WARNING")
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (l *StdLogger) renderWrite(msg, prio string) {
+
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("[%v] %v", prio, msg)
+
+	l.Logger.Println(s)
+
 	return
 }
diff --git a/logging/funcs_sysd.go b/logging/funcs_sysd.go
index 0892830..42e842d 100644
--- a/logging/funcs_sysd.go
+++ b/logging/funcs_sysd.go
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 package logging
 
+import (
+	`fmt`
+	`log`
+
+	`github.com/coreos/go-systemd/journal`
+)
+
+func (l *SystemDLogger) Setup() {
+
+	// NOOP
+	_ = ""
+
+}
+
+func (l *SystemDLogger) Shutdown() {
+
+	// NOOP
+	_ = ""
+
+}
+
 func (l *SystemDLogger) doDebug(d bool) {
 	l.EnableDebug = d
 }
@@ -9,33 +30,146 @@ func (l *SystemDLogger) setPrefix(prefix string) {
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Alert(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriAlert)
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Crit(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriCrit)
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Debug(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	if !l.EnableDebug {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriDebug)
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Emerg(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriEmerg)
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Err(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriErr)
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Info(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriInfo)
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Notice(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriNotice)
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SystemDLogger) Warning(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	l.renderWrite(msg, journal.PriWarning)
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (l *SystemDLogger) renderWrite(msg string, prio journal.Priority) {
+	// TODO: implement code line, etc.
+	// https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.journal-fields.html
+	// CODE_FILE=, CODE_LINE=, CODE_FUNC=
+	var err error
+
+	vars := map[string]string{
+		"DOCUMENTATION": "https://git.r00t2.io/Go_GoUtils/",
+		"SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER": l.Prefix,
+		"SYSLOG_FACILITY": "1",  // USER
+	}
+
+	if err = journal.Send(msg, prio, vars); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not send to Journald")
+	}
+
 	return
 }
diff --git a/logging/funcs_syslog.go b/logging/funcs_syslog.go
index 1122202..522c553 100644
--- a/logging/funcs_syslog.go
+++ b/logging/funcs_syslog.go
@@ -1,41 +1,198 @@
 package logging
 
+import (
+	`fmt`
+	`log`
+	`log/syslog`
+)
+
+func (l *SyslogLogger) Setup() {
+
+	var err error
+
+	if l.alert, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_ALERT | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Alert")
+	}
+	if l.crit, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_CRIT  | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Crit")
+	}
+	if l.debug, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_DEBUG | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Debug")
+	}
+	if l.emerg, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_EMERG | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Emerg")
+	}
+	if l.err, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_ERR | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Err")
+	}
+	if l.info, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_INFO | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Info")
+	}
+	if l.notice, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_NOTICE | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Notice")
+	}
+	if l.warning, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_WARNING | syslogFacility, l.Prefix); err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("could not open log for Warning")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (l *SyslogLogger) Shutdown() {
+
+	var err error
+
+	for _, i := range []*syslog.Writer{l.alert, l.crit, l.debug, l.emerg, l.err, l.info, l.notice, l.warning} {
+		if err = i.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Panicf("could not close log %#v\n", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 func (l *SyslogLogger) doDebug(d bool) {
 	l.EnableDebug = d
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) setPrefix(prefix string) {
 	l.Prefix = prefix
+	l.Setup()
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Alert(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.alert.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:ALERT facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Crit(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.crit.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:CRIT facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Debug(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	if !l.EnableDebug {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.debug.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:DEBUG facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Emerg(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.emerg.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:EMERG facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Err(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.err.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:ERR facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Info(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.info.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:INFO facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Notice(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.notice.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:NOTICE facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
 func (l *SyslogLogger) Warning(s string, v ...interface{}) (err error) {
+	var msg string
+
+	if v != nil {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(s, v...)
+	} else {
+		msg = s
+	}
+
+	if _, err = l.warning.Write([]byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("could not write %v to syslog USER:WARNING facility/level", msg)
+	}
+
 	return
 }
diff --git a/logging/types.go b/logging/types.go
index 1ee8cb9..a157414 100644
--- a/logging/types.go
+++ b/logging/types.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package logging
 import (
 	`log`
 	`log/syslog`
+	`os`
 )
 
 type Logger interface {
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ type Logger interface {
 	Warning(string, ...interface{}) error
 	doDebug(bool)
 	setPrefix(string)
+	Setup()
+	Shutdown()
 }
 
 type SystemDLogger struct {
@@ -24,21 +27,26 @@ type SystemDLogger struct {
 }
 
 type SyslogLogger struct {
-	syslog.Writer
 	EnableDebug bool
 	Prefix      string
+	alert,
+	crit,
+	debug,
+	emerg,
+	err,
+	info,
+	notice,
+	warning *syslog.Writer
 }
 
 type StdLogger struct {
-	log.Logger
+	*log.Logger
 	EnableDebug bool
 	Prefix      string
 }
 
 type FileLogger struct {
-	log.Logger
 	StdLogger
-	EnableDebug bool
-	Path        string
-	Prefix      string
+	Path   string
+	writer *os.File
 }
diff --git a/types/bitmasks.go b/types/bitmasks.go
index 5c5451f..f5888b7 100644
--- a/types/bitmasks.go
+++ b/types/bitmasks.go
@@ -10,17 +10,6 @@ type BitMask interface {
 // BitMasks
 type MaskBit uint8
 
-// LDAP Connection flags
-const (
-	LdapBindUndefined MaskBit = 1 << iota
-	LdapBindNone              // GSSAPI via SASL or (TODO) Anonymous bind
-	LdapBindNet
-	LdapBindTls
-	LdapBindStartTls
-	LdapBindSasl
-	LdapBindNoPassword
-)
-
 func (f MaskBit) HasFlag(flag MaskBit) (r bool) {
 	if f&flag != 0 {
 		r = true