diff -r 3cbd81ea9391 -r d202777ebae5 bmsd/bms.c
--- a/bmsd/bms.c	Sat Jan 19 20:42:11 2019 +0100
+++ b/bmsd/bms.c	Mon Jan 21 20:45:18 2019 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2018
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019
  *   
  * Michiel Broek <mbroek at mbse dot eu>
  *
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "bms.h"
 #include "xutil.h"
+#include "futil.h"
 #include "rdconfig.h"
 #include "lock.h"
 #include "mqtt.h"
@@ -32,9 +33,8 @@
 int			debug = FALSE;
 static pid_t		pgrp, mypid;
 char			*Private_Path = NULL;	/* Users data path		*/
-//char			*resource_path = NULL;	/* Webserver root		*/
 
-//extern struct lws_context *context;
+extern sys_config       Config;
 
 
 void help(void)
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     uid_t               myuid;
     struct passwd       *mypwd;
     int			rc = 0;
+    char		*tmppath = NULL;
 
     myuid = getuid();
     mypwd = getpwuid(myuid);
@@ -92,6 +93,31 @@
 	goto endit1;
     }
 
+    if (! Config.web_root) {
+	rc = 5;
+	syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Configuration `web_root' is not set"); 
+	goto endit1;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Make sure the needed log paths exist.
+     */
+    tmppath = xstrcpy(Config.web_root);
+    tmppath = xstrcat(tmppath, (char *)"/log/fermentation/");
+    if (! mkdirs(tmppath, 0755)) {
+	rc = 5;
+	goto endit1;
+    }
+    free(tmppath);
+    tmppath = xstrcpy(Config.web_root);
+    tmppath = xstrcat(tmppath, (char *)"/log/brews/");
+    if (! mkdirs(tmppath, 0755)) {
+	rc = 5;
+	goto endit1;
+    }
+    free(tmppath);
+    tmppath = NULL;
+
     if (bms_mysql_init()) {
 	rc = 3;
 	goto endit1;