diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 62fd5aa41..d72141b50 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19418,7 +19418,15 @@ esac
 fi
 done
 
-for ac_func in arc4random_uniform
+for ac_func in arc4random
+do :
+  ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "arc4random" "ac_cv_func_arc4random"
+if test "x$ac_cv_func_arc4random" = xyes; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_ARC4RANDOM 1
+_ACEOF
+
+    for ac_func in arc4random_uniform
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "arc4random_uniform" "ac_cv_func_arc4random_uniform"
 if test "x$ac_cv_func_arc4random_uniform" = xyes; then :
@@ -19428,6 +19436,37 @@ _ACEOF
 
 else
 
+	case " $LIBOBJS " in
+  *" arc4random_uniform.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
+  *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS arc4random_uniform.$ac_objext"
+ ;;
+esac
+
+
+    for _sym in sudo_arc4random_uniform; do
+	COMPAT_EXP="${COMPAT_EXP}${_sym}
+"
+    done
+
+
+fi
+done
+
+
+else
+
+    case " $LIBOBJS " in
+  *" arc4random.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
+  *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS arc4random.$ac_objext"
+ ;;
+esac
+
+
+    for _sym in sudo_arc4random; do
+	COMPAT_EXP="${COMPAT_EXP}${_sym}
+"
+    done
+
     case " $LIBOBJS " in
   *" arc4random_uniform.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
   *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS arc4random_uniform.$ac_objext"
@@ -19440,30 +19479,8 @@ esac
 "
     done
 
-    for ac_func in arc4random
-do :
-  ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "arc4random" "ac_cv_func_arc4random"
-if test "x$ac_cv_func_arc4random" = xyes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_ARC4RANDOM 1
-_ACEOF
-
-else
-
-	case " $LIBOBJS " in
-  *" arc4random.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
-  *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS arc4random.$ac_objext"
- ;;
-esac
-
-
-    for _sym in sudo_arc4random; do
-	COMPAT_EXP="${COMPAT_EXP}${_sym}
-"
-    done
-
-	# arc4random.c needs getentropy()
-	for ac_func in getentropy
+    # arc4random.c needs getentropy()
+    for ac_func in getentropy
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "getentropy" "ac_cv_func_getentropy"
 if test "x$ac_cv_func_getentropy" = xyes; then :
@@ -19471,7 +19488,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_func_getentropy" = xyes; then :
 #define HAVE_GETENTROPY 1
 _ACEOF
 
-	    for ac_header in sys/random.h
+	for ac_header in sys/random.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "sys/random.h" "ac_cv_header_sys_random_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_sys_random_h" = xyes; then :
@@ -19486,7 +19503,7 @@ done
 
 else
 
-	    case " $LIBOBJS " in
+	case " $LIBOBJS " in
   *" getentropy.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
   *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS getentropy.$ac_objext"
  ;;
@@ -19502,8 +19519,8 @@ esac
 fi
 done
 
-	# arc4random.c wants pthread_atfork
-	for ac_header in pthread.h
+    # arc4random.c wants pthread_atfork
+    for ac_header in pthread.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pthread.h" "ac_cv_header_pthread_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pthread_h" = xyes; then :
@@ -19511,7 +19528,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_header_pthread_h" = xyes; then :
 #define HAVE_PTHREAD_H 1
 _ACEOF
 
-	    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for main in -lpthread" >&5
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for main in -lpthread" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for main in -lpthread... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_lib_pthread_main+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
@@ -19545,7 +19562,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pthread_main" = xyes; then :
   LIBPTHREAD="-lpthread"
 fi
 
-	    for ac_func in pthread_atfork
+	for ac_func in pthread_atfork
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "pthread_atfork" "ac_cv_func_pthread_atfork"
 if test "x$ac_cv_func_pthread_atfork" = xyes; then :
@@ -19566,10 +19583,6 @@ fi
 done
 
 
-fi
-done
-
-
 utmp_style=LEGACY
 for ac_func in getutsid getutxid getutid
 do :
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1752eb1ca..7480fd20a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2566,24 +2566,27 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([reallocarray], [], [
     AC_LIBOBJ(reallocarray)
     SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP(sudo_reallocarray)
 ])
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([arc4random_uniform], [], [
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([arc4random], [
+    AC_CHECK_FUNCS([arc4random_uniform], [], [
+	AC_LIBOBJ(arc4random_uniform)
+	SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP(sudo_arc4random_uniform)
+    ])
+], [
+    AC_LIBOBJ(arc4random)
+    SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP(sudo_arc4random)
     AC_LIBOBJ(arc4random_uniform)
     SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP(sudo_arc4random_uniform)
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS([arc4random], [], [
-	AC_LIBOBJ(arc4random)
-	SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP(sudo_arc4random)
-	# arc4random.c needs getentropy()
-	AC_CHECK_FUNCS([getentropy], [
-	    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/random.h])
-	], [
-	    AC_LIBOBJ(getentropy)
-	    SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP(sudo_getentropy)
-	])
-	# arc4random.c wants pthread_atfork
-	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([pthread.h], [
-	    AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, main, [LIBPTHREAD="-lpthread"])
-	    AC_CHECK_FUNCS([pthread_atfork])
-	])
+    # arc4random.c needs getentropy()
+    AC_CHECK_FUNCS([getentropy], [
+	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/random.h])
+    ], [
+	AC_LIBOBJ(getentropy)
+	SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP(sudo_getentropy)
+    ])
+    # arc4random.c wants pthread_atfork
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([pthread.h], [
+	AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, main, [LIBPTHREAD="-lpthread"])
+	AC_CHECK_FUNCS([pthread_atfork])
     ])
 ])
 
diff --git a/include/sudo_rand.h b/include/sudo_rand.h
index 283ce5f2e..49c75ec0c 100644
--- a/include/sudo_rand.h
+++ b/include/sudo_rand.h
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM
-/* Note: not exported by libutil. */
-uint32_t sudo_arc4random(void);
+__dso_public uint32_t sudo_arc4random(void);
 # undef arc4random
 # define arc4random() sudo_arc4random()
 #endif /* ARC4RANDOM */
diff --git a/logsrvd/Makefile.in b/logsrvd/Makefile.in
index 28aa4a5ee..776079fae 100644
--- a/logsrvd/Makefile.in
+++ b/logsrvd/Makefile.in
@@ -258,15 +258,17 @@ logsrvd.o: $(srcdir)/logsrvd.c $(devdir)/log_server.pb-c.h \
            $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
            $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h $(incdir)/sudo_event.h \
            $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h \
-           $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(srcdir)/logsrvd.h \
-           $(srcdir)/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
+           $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_rand.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h \
+           $(srcdir)/logsrvd.h $(srcdir)/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h \
+           $(top_builddir)/config.h $(top_builddir)/pathnames.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/logsrvd.c
 logsrvd.i: $(srcdir)/logsrvd.c $(devdir)/log_server.pb-c.h \
            $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
            $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h $(incdir)/sudo_event.h \
            $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h \
-           $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(srcdir)/logsrvd.h \
-           $(srcdir)/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
+           $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_rand.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h \
+           $(srcdir)/logsrvd.h $(srcdir)/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h \
+           $(top_builddir)/config.h $(top_builddir)/pathnames.h
 	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 logsrvd.plog: logsrvd.i
 	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/logsrvd.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
diff --git a/logsrvd/logsrvd.c b/logsrvd/logsrvd.c
index 12e45a80f..4a0931ed4 100644
--- a/logsrvd/logsrvd.c
+++ b/logsrvd/logsrvd.c
@@ -48,12 +48,15 @@
 #include "sudo_event.h"
 #include "sudo_queue.h"
 #include "sudo_util.h"
+#include "sudo_rand.h"
 #include "sudo_fatal.h"
+#include "pathnames.h"
 #include "logsrvd.h"
 
 TAILQ_HEAD(connection_list, connection_closure);
 static struct connection_list connections = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(connections);
 static const char server_id[] = "Sudo Audit Server 0.1";
+static double random_drop;
 
 /*
  * Proof of concept audit server.
@@ -314,10 +317,15 @@ handle_iobuf(int iofd, IoBuffer *msg, struct connection_closure *closure)
 	debug_return_bool(false);
     }
 
-#ifdef SERVER_DEBUG
-    if (rand() % 4 == 3)
-	kill(getpid(), SIGTERM);
-#endif
+    /* Random drop is a debugging tool to test client restart. */
+    if (random_drop > 0.0) {
+	double randval = arc4random() / (double)UINT32_MAX;
+	if (randval < random_drop) {
+	    sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_WARN|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO,
+		"randomly dropping connection (%f < %f)", randval, random_drop);
+	    debug_return_bool(false);
+	}
+    }
 
     /* Schedule a commit point in 10 sec if one is not already pending. */
     if (!ISSET(closure->commit_ev->flags, SUDO_EVQ_INSERTED)) {
@@ -855,10 +863,57 @@ logsrvd_cleanup(void)
     return;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Fork and detatch from the terminal.
+ */
+static void
+daemonize(void)
+{
+    int fd;
+    debug_decl(daemonize, SUDO_DEBUG_UTIL)
+
+    switch (fork()) {
+    case -1:
+	sudo_fatal("fork");
+    case 0:
+	/* child */
+	break;
+    default:
+	/* parent */
+	_exit(0);
+    }
+
+    /* detach from terminal */
+    if (setsid() == -1)
+	sudo_fatal("setsid");
+
+    if (chdir("/") == -1)
+	sudo_warn("chdir(\"/\")");
+    if ((fd = open(_PATH_DEVNULL, O_RDWR)) != -1) {
+	(void) dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
+	(void) dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+	(void) dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
+	if (fd > STDERR_FILENO)
+	    (void) close(fd);
+    }
+
+    debug_return;
+}
+
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-n] [-R percentage]\n", getprogname());
+    exit(1);
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     struct sudo_event_base *evbase;
+    bool nofork = false;
+    char *ep;
+    int ch;
     debug_decl_vars(main, SUDO_DEBUG_MAIN)
 
     initprogname(argc > 0 ? argv[0] : "sudo_logsrvd");
@@ -875,12 +930,32 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     sudo_debug_register(getprogname(), NULL, NULL,
         sudo_conf_debug_files(getprogname()));
 
-    /* XXX - getopt_long option handling */
-
     if (protobuf_c_version_number() < 1003000)
 	sudo_fatalx("Protobuf-C version 1.3 or higher required");
 
+    /* XXX - getopt_long option handling */
+    while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "nR:")) != -1) {
+	switch (ch) {
+	case 'n':
+	    nofork = true;
+	    break;
+	case 'R':
+            errno = 0;
+	    random_drop = strtod(optarg, &ep);
+            if (*ep != '\0' || errno != 0)
+                sudo_fatalx(U_("invalid random drop value: %s"), optarg);
+	    random_drop /= 100.0;	/* convert from percentage */
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    usage();
+	}
+    }
+    argc -= optind;
+    argv += optind;
+
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+    if (!nofork)
+	daemonize();
 
     if ((evbase = sudo_ev_base_alloc()) == NULL)
 	sudo_fatal(NULL);