diff --git a/.waf-tools/boost.py b/.waf-tools/boost.py
index 305945a..9b9395e 100644
--- a/.waf-tools/boost.py
+++ b/.waf-tools/boost.py
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@
 
 Options are generated, in order to specify the location of boost includes/libraries.
 The `check_boost` configuration function allows to specify the used boost libraries.
-It can also provide default arguments to the --boost-static and --boost-mt command-line arguments.
+It can also provide default arguments to the --boost-mt command-line arguments.
 Everything will be packaged together in a BOOST component that you can use.
 
 When using MSVC, a lot of compilation flags need to match your BOOST build configuration:
  - you may have to add /EHsc to your CXXFLAGS or define boost::throw_exception if BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
    Errors: C4530
  - boost libraries will try to be smart and use the (pretty but often not useful) auto-linking feature of MSVC
-   So before calling `conf.check_boost` you might want to disabling by adding:
-   	conf.env.DEFINES_BOOST += ['BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB']
+   So before calling `conf.check_boost` you might want to disabling by adding
+		conf.env.DEFINES_BOOST += ['BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB']
    Errors:
  - boost might also be compiled with /MT, which links the runtime statically.
    If you have problems with redefined symbols,
@@ -52,24 +52,55 @@
 import re
 from waflib import Utils, Logs, Errors
 from waflib.Configure import conf
+from waflib.TaskGen import feature, after_method
 
-BOOST_LIBS = ['/usr/lib', '/usr/local/lib', '/opt/local/lib', '/sw/lib', '/lib', '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu', '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu', '/usr/local/ndn/lib']
-BOOST_INCLUDES = ['/usr/include', '/usr/local/include', '/opt/local/include', '/sw/include', '/usr/local/ndn/include']
+BOOST_LIBS = ['/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu', '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu',
+			  '/usr/lib', '/usr/local/lib', '/opt/local/lib', '/sw/lib', '/lib']
+BOOST_INCLUDES = ['/usr/include', '/usr/local/include', '/opt/local/include', '/sw/include']
 BOOST_VERSION_FILE = 'boost/version.hpp'
 BOOST_VERSION_CODE = '''
 #include <iostream>
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
 int main() { std::cout << BOOST_LIB_VERSION << ":" << BOOST_VERSION << std::endl; }
 '''
-BOOST_SYSTEM_CODE = '''
+
+BOOST_ERROR_CODE = '''
 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
 int main() { boost::system::error_code c; }
 '''
+
+PTHREAD_CODE = '''
+#include <pthread.h>
+static void* f(void*) { return 0; }
+int main() {
+	pthread_t th;
+	pthread_attr_t attr;
+	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+	pthread_create(&th, &attr, &f, 0);
+	pthread_join(th, 0);
+	pthread_cleanup_push(0, 0);
+	pthread_cleanup_pop(0);
+	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
+}
+'''
+
 BOOST_THREAD_CODE = '''
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 int main() { boost::thread t; }
 '''
 
+BOOST_LOG_CODE = '''
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/utility/setup/console.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/utility/setup/common_attributes.hpp>
+int main() {
+	using namespace boost::log;
+	add_common_attributes();
+	add_console_log(std::clog, keywords::format = "%Message%");
+	BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << "log is working" << std::endl;
+}
+'''
+
 # toolsets from {boost_dir}/tools/build/v2/tools/common.jam
 PLATFORM = Utils.unversioned_sys_platform()
 detect_intel = lambda env: (PLATFORM == 'win32') and 'iw' or 'il'
@@ -101,34 +132,37 @@
 
 def options(opt):
 	opt = opt.add_option_group('Boost Options')
-
 	opt.add_option('--boost-includes', type='string',
 				   default='', dest='boost_includes',
-				   help='''path to the directory where the boost includes are, e.g., /path/to/boost_1_55_0/stage/include''')
+				   help='''path to the directory where the boost includes are,
+				   e.g., /path/to/boost_1_55_0/stage/include''')
 	opt.add_option('--boost-libs', type='string',
 				   default='', dest='boost_libs',
-				   help='''path to the directory where the boost libs are, e.g., /path/to/boost_1_55_0/stage/lib''')
-	opt.add_option('--boost-static', action='store_true',
-				   default=False, dest='boost_static',
-				   help='link with static boost libraries (.lib/.a)')
+				   help='''path to the directory where the boost libs are,
+				   e.g., path/to/boost_1_55_0/stage/lib''')
 	opt.add_option('--boost-mt', action='store_true',
 				   default=False, dest='boost_mt',
 				   help='select multi-threaded libraries')
 	opt.add_option('--boost-abi', type='string', default='', dest='boost_abi',
-				   help='''select libraries with tags (dgsyp, d for debug), see doc Boost, Getting Started, chapter 6.1''')
+				   help='''select libraries with tags (gd for debug, static is automatically added),
+				   see doc Boost, Getting Started, chapter 6.1''')
 	opt.add_option('--boost-linkage_autodetect', action="store_true", dest='boost_linkage_autodetect',
 				   help="auto-detect boost linkage options (don't get used to it / might break other stuff)")
 	opt.add_option('--boost-toolset', type='string',
 				   default='', dest='boost_toolset',
-				   help='force a toolset e.g. msvc, vc90, gcc, mingw, mgw45 (default: auto)')
+				   help='force a toolset e.g. msvc, vc90, \
+						gcc, mingw, mgw45 (default: auto)')
 	py_version = '%d%d' % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
 	opt.add_option('--boost-python', type='string',
 				   default=py_version, dest='boost_python',
-				   help='select the lib python with this version (default: %s)' % py_version)
+				   help='select the lib python with this version \
+						(default: %s)' % py_version)
 
 
 @conf
 def __boost_get_version_file(self, d):
+	if not d:
+		return None
 	dnode = self.root.find_dir(d)
 	if dnode:
 		return dnode.find_node(BOOST_VERSION_FILE)
@@ -141,18 +175,15 @@
 	if node:
 		try:
 			txt = node.read()
-		except (OSError, IOError):
+		except EnvironmentError:
 			Logs.error("Could not read the file %r" % node.abspath())
 		else:
 			re_but1 = re.compile('^#define\\s+BOOST_LIB_VERSION\\s+"(.+)"', re.M)
 			m1 = re_but1.search(txt)
-
 			re_but2 = re.compile('^#define\\s+BOOST_VERSION\\s+(\\d+)', re.M)
 			m2 = re_but2.search(txt)
-
 			if m1 and m2:
 				return (m1.group(1), m2.group(1))
-
 	return self.check_cxx(fragment=BOOST_VERSION_CODE, includes=[d], execute=True, define_ret=True).split(":")
 
 @conf
@@ -160,7 +191,7 @@
 	includes = k and k[0] or kw.get('includes', None)
 	if includes and self.__boost_get_version_file(includes):
 		return includes
-	for d in Utils.to_list(self.environ.get('INCLUDE', '')) + BOOST_INCLUDES:
+	for d in self.environ.get('INCLUDE', '').split(';') + BOOST_INCLUDES:
 		if self.__boost_get_version_file(d):
 			return d
 	if includes:
@@ -195,7 +226,9 @@
 		path = self.root.find_dir(libs)
 		files = path.ant_glob('*boost_*')
 	if not libs or not files:
-		for d in Utils.to_list(self.environ.get('LIB', [])) + BOOST_LIBS:
+		for d in self.environ.get('LIB', '').split(';') + BOOST_LIBS:
+			if not d:
+				continue
 			path = self.root.find_dir(d)
 			if path:
 				files = path.ant_glob('*boost_*')
@@ -226,15 +259,10 @@
 	according to the parameters
 	'''
 	path, files = self.__boost_get_libs_path(**kw)
-	t = []
-	if kw.get('mt', False):
-		t.append('mt')
-	if kw.get('abi', None):
-		t.append(kw['abi'])
-	tags = t and '(-%s)+' % '-'.join(t) or ''
+	files = sorted(files, key=lambda f: (len(f.name), f.name), reverse=True)
 	toolset = self.boost_get_toolset(kw.get('toolset', ''))
-	toolset_pat = '(-%s[0-9]{0,3})+' % toolset
-	version = '(-%s)+' % self.env.BOOST_VERSION
+	toolset_pat = '(-%s[0-9]{0,3})' % toolset
+	version = '-%s' % self.env.BOOST_VERSION
 
 	def find_lib(re_lib, files):
 		for file in files:
@@ -248,28 +276,110 @@
 			name = name[3:]
 		return name[:name.rfind('.')]
 
-	libs = []
-	for lib in Utils.to_list(k and k[0] or kw.get('lib', None)):
-		py = (lib == 'python') and '(-py%s)+' % kw['python'] or ''
-		# Trying libraries, from most strict match to least one
-		for pattern in ['boost_%s%s%s%s%s' % (lib, toolset_pat, tags, py, version),
-						'boost_%s%s%s%s' % (lib, tags, py, version),
-						'boost_%s%s%s' % (lib, tags, version),
-						# Give up trying to find the right version
-						'boost_%s%s%s%s' % (lib, toolset_pat, tags, py),
-						'boost_%s%s%s' % (lib, tags, py),
-						'boost_%s%s' % (lib, tags)]:
-			self.to_log('Trying pattern %s' % pattern)
-			file = find_lib(re.compile(pattern), files)
-			if file:
-				libs.append(format_lib_name(file.name))
-				break
-		else:
-			self.end_msg('lib %s not found in %s' % (lib, path.abspath()))
-			self.fatal('The configuration failed')
+	def match_libs(lib_names, is_static):
+		libs = []
+		lib_names = Utils.to_list(lib_names)
+		if not lib_names:
+			return libs
+		t = []
+		if kw.get('mt', False):
+			t.append('-mt')
+		if kw.get('abi', None):
+			t.append('%s%s' % (is_static and '-s' or '-', kw['abi']))
+		elif is_static:
+			t.append('-s')
+		tags_pat = t and ''.join(t) or ''
+		ext = is_static and self.env.cxxstlib_PATTERN or self.env.cxxshlib_PATTERN
+		ext = ext.partition('%s')[2] # remove '%s' or 'lib%s' from PATTERN
 
-	return path.abspath(), libs
+		for lib in lib_names:
+			if lib == 'python':
+				# for instance, with python='27',
+				# accepts '-py27', '-py2', '27' and '2'
+				# but will reject '-py3', '-py26', '26' and '3'
+				tags = '({0})?((-py{2})|(-py{1}(?=[^0-9]))|({2})|({1}(?=[^0-9]))|(?=[^0-9])(?!-py))'.format(tags_pat, kw['python'][0], kw['python'])
+			else:
+				tags = tags_pat
+			# Trying libraries, from most strict match to least one
+			for pattern in ['boost_%s%s%s%s%s$' % (lib, toolset_pat, tags, version, ext),
+							'boost_%s%s%s%s$' % (lib, tags, version, ext),
+							# Give up trying to find the right version
+							'boost_%s%s%s%s$' % (lib, toolset_pat, tags, ext),
+							'boost_%s%s%s$' % (lib, tags, ext),
+							'boost_%s%s$' % (lib, ext),
+							'boost_%s' % lib]:
+				self.to_log('Trying pattern %s' % pattern)
+				file = find_lib(re.compile(pattern), files)
+				if file:
+					libs.append(format_lib_name(file.name))
+					break
+			else:
+				self.end_msg('lib %s not found in %s' % (lib, path.abspath()))
+				self.fatal('The configuration failed')
+		return libs
 
+	return  path.abspath(), match_libs(kw.get('lib', None), False), match_libs(kw.get('stlib', None), True)
+
+@conf
+def _check_pthread_flag(self, *k, **kw):
+	'''
+	Computes which flags should be added to CXXFLAGS and LINKFLAGS to compile in multi-threading mode
+
+	Yes, we *need* to put the -pthread thing in CPPFLAGS because with GCC3,
+	boost/thread.hpp will trigger a #error if -pthread isn't used:
+	  boost/config/requires_threads.hpp:47:5: #error "Compiler threading support
+	  is not turned on. Please set the correct command line options for
+	  threading: -pthread (Linux), -pthreads (Solaris) or -mthreads (Mingw32)"
+
+	Based on _BOOST_PTHREAD_FLAG(): https://github.com/tsuna/boost.m4/blob/master/build-aux/boost.m4
+    '''
+
+	var = kw.get('uselib_store', 'BOOST')
+
+	self.start_msg('Checking the flags needed to use pthreads')
+
+	# The ordering *is* (sometimes) important.  Some notes on the
+	# individual items follow:
+	# (none): in case threads are in libc; should be tried before -Kthread and
+	#       other compiler flags to prevent continual compiler warnings
+	# -lpthreads: AIX (must check this before -lpthread)
+	# -Kthread: Sequent (threads in libc, but -Kthread needed for pthread.h)
+	# -kthread: FreeBSD kernel threads (preferred to -pthread since SMP-able)
+	# -llthread: LinuxThreads port on FreeBSD (also preferred to -pthread)
+	# -pthread: GNU Linux/GCC (kernel threads), BSD/GCC (userland threads)
+	# -pthreads: Solaris/GCC
+	# -mthreads: MinGW32/GCC, Lynx/GCC
+	# -mt: Sun Workshop C (may only link SunOS threads [-lthread], but it
+	#      doesn't hurt to check since this sometimes defines pthreads too;
+	#      also defines -D_REENTRANT)
+	#      ... -mt is also the pthreads flag for HP/aCC
+	# -lpthread: GNU Linux, etc.
+	# --thread-safe: KAI C++
+	if Utils.unversioned_sys_platform() == "sunos":
+		# On Solaris (at least, for some versions), libc contains stubbed
+		# (non-functional) versions of the pthreads routines, so link-based
+		# tests will erroneously succeed.  (We need to link with -pthreads/-mt/
+		# -lpthread.)  (The stubs are missing pthread_cleanup_push, or rather
+		# a function called by this macro, so we could check for that, but
+		# who knows whether they'll stub that too in a future libc.)  So,
+		# we'll just look for -pthreads and -lpthread first:
+		boost_pthread_flags = ["-pthreads", "-lpthread", "-mt", "-pthread"]
+	else:
+		boost_pthread_flags = ["", "-lpthreads", "-Kthread", "-kthread", "-llthread", "-pthread",
+							   "-pthreads", "-mthreads", "-lpthread", "--thread-safe", "-mt"]
+
+	for boost_pthread_flag in boost_pthread_flags:
+		try:
+			self.env.stash()
+			self.env['CXXFLAGS_%s' % var] += [boost_pthread_flag]
+			self.env['LINKFLAGS_%s' % var] += [boost_pthread_flag]
+			self.check_cxx(code=PTHREAD_CODE, msg=None, use=var, execute=False)
+
+			self.end_msg(boost_pthread_flag)
+			return
+		except self.errors.ConfigurationError:
+			self.env.revert()
+	self.end_msg('None')
 
 @conf
 def check_boost(self, *k, **kw):
@@ -282,7 +392,10 @@
 	if not self.env['CXX']:
 		self.fatal('load a c++ compiler first, conf.load("compiler_cxx")')
 
-	params = {'lib': k and k[0] or kw.get('lib', None)}
+	params = {
+		'lib': k and k[0] or kw.get('lib', None),
+		'stlib': kw.get('stlib', None)
+	}
 	for key, value in self.options.__dict__.items():
 		if not key.startswith('boost_'):
 			continue
@@ -297,42 +410,53 @@
 	self.env.BOOST_VERSION = versions[0]
 	self.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER = int(versions[1])
 	self.end_msg("%d.%d.%d" % (int(versions[1]) / 100000,
-				   int(versions[1]) / 100 % 1000,
-				   int(versions[1]) % 100))
+							   int(versions[1]) / 100 % 1000,
+							   int(versions[1]) % 100))
 	if Logs.verbose:
 		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	path : %s' % self.env['INCLUDES_%s' % var])
 
-	if not params['lib']:
+	if not params['lib'] and not params['stlib']:
 		return
+	if 'static' in kw or 'static' in params:
+		Logs.warn('boost: static parameter is deprecated, use stlib instead.')
 	self.start_msg('Checking boost libs')
-	suffix = params.get('static', None) and 'ST' or ''
-	path, libs = self.boost_get_libs(**params)
-	self.env['%sLIBPATH_%s' % (suffix, var)] = [path]
-	self.env['%sLIB_%s' % (suffix, var)] = libs
+	path, libs, stlibs = self.boost_get_libs(**params)
+	self.env['LIBPATH_%s' % var] = [path]
+	self.env['STLIBPATH_%s' % var] = [path]
+	self.env['LIB_%s' % var] = libs
+	self.env['STLIB_%s' % var] = stlibs
 	self.end_msg('ok')
 	if Logs.verbose:
 		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	path : %s' % path)
-		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	libs : %s' % libs)
+		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	shared libs : %s' % libs)
+		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	static libs : %s' % stlibs)
 
+	def has_shlib(lib):
+		return params['lib'] and lib in params['lib']
+	def has_stlib(lib):
+		return params['stlib'] and lib in params['stlib']
+	def has_lib(lib):
+		return has_shlib(lib) or has_stlib(lib)
+	if has_lib('thread'):
+		# not inside try_link to make check visible in the output
+		self._check_pthread_flag(k, kw)
 
 	def try_link():
-		if 'system' in params['lib']:
-			self.check_cxx(
-			 fragment=BOOST_SYSTEM_CODE,
-			 use=var,
-			 execute=False,
-			)
-		if 'thread' in params['lib']:
-			self.check_cxx(
-			 fragment=BOOST_THREAD_CODE,
-			 use=var,
-			 execute=False,
-			)
+		if has_lib('system'):
+			self.check_cxx(fragment=BOOST_ERROR_CODE, use=var, execute=False)
+		if has_lib('thread'):
+			self.check_cxx(fragment=BOOST_THREAD_CODE, use=var, execute=False)
+		if has_lib('log'):
+			if not has_lib('thread'):
+				self.env['DEFINES_%s' % var] += ['BOOST_LOG_NO_THREADS']
+			if has_shlib('log'):
+				self.env['DEFINES_%s' % var] += ['BOOST_LOG_DYN_LINK']
+			self.check_cxx(fragment=BOOST_LOG_CODE, use=var, execute=False)
 
 	if params.get('linkage_autodetect', False):
 		self.start_msg("Attempting to detect boost linkage flags")
 		toolset = self.boost_get_toolset(kw.get('toolset', ''))
-		if toolset in ['vc']:
+		if toolset in ('vc',):
 			# disable auto-linking feature, causing error LNK1181
 			# because the code wants to be linked against
 			self.env['DEFINES_%s' % var] += ['BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB']
@@ -356,14 +480,14 @@
 				try:
 					try_link()
 					self.end_msg("ok: winning cxxflags combination: %s" % (self.env["CXXFLAGS_%s" % var]))
-					e = None
+					exc = None
 					break
-				except Errors.ConfigurationError as exc:
+				except Errors.ConfigurationError as e:
 					self.env.revert()
-					e = exc
+					exc = e
 
-			if e is not None:
-				self.end_msg("Could not auto-detect boost linking flags combination, you may report it to boost.py author", ex=e)
+			if exc is not None:
+				self.end_msg("Could not auto-detect boost linking flags combination, you may report it to boost.py author", ex=exc)
 				self.fatal('The configuration failed')
 		else:
 			self.end_msg("Boost linkage flags auto-detection not implemented (needed ?) for this toolchain")
@@ -376,3 +500,19 @@
 			self.end_msg("Could not link against boost libraries using supplied options")
 			self.fatal('The configuration failed')
 		self.end_msg('ok')
+
+
+@feature('cxx')
+@after_method('apply_link')
+def install_boost(self):
+	if install_boost.done or not Utils.is_win32 or not self.bld.cmd.startswith('install'):
+		return
+	install_boost.done = True
+	inst_to = getattr(self, 'install_path', '${BINDIR}')
+	for lib in self.env.LIB_BOOST:
+		try:
+			file = self.bld.find_file(self.env.cxxshlib_PATTERN % lib, self.env.LIBPATH_BOOST)
+			self.bld.install_files(inst_to, self.bld.root.find_node(file))
+		except:
+			continue
+install_boost.done = False
diff --git a/COPYING.md b/COPYING.md
index 3ff9a6f..b5f29be 100644
--- a/COPYING.md
+++ b/COPYING.md
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 - Boost libraries are licensed under the conditions of
   [Boost Software License 1.0](http://www.boost.org/users/license.html)
 
-- log4cxx is licensed under the conditions of
-  [Apache License, Version 2.0](https://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/license.html)
-
 - ndn-cxx is licensed under the conditions of
   [LGPL 3.0](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx/blob/master/COPYING.md)
 
diff --git a/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst b/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst
index 0dbfafd..f2bd2d9 100644
--- a/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst
+++ b/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst
@@ -53,8 +53,26 @@
 
     nlsr -f /usr/local/etc/ndn/nlsr.conf
 
-To run NLSR as daemon, use the ``-d`` flag:
+Logging
+-------
+
+NLSR uses the ndn-cxx logging facility. All levels listed below the selected log-level
+value are enabled.
 
 ::
 
-    nlsr -d
+    Valid values:
+
+      TRACE    trace messages (most verbose)
+      DEBUG    debugging messages
+      INFO     informational messages
+      WARN     warning messages
+      ERROR    error messages
+      FATAL    fatal (will be logged unconditionally)
+
+To obtain logs for NLSR, set the NDN_LOG environment variable with the correct prefix and
+log-level settings. For example, running the command `export NDN_LOG=nlsr.*=TRACE && nlsr`
+will display all log messages in NLSR with a DEBUG level or below. If the user is presented
+with an error message `User does not have read and write permission on the directory` it can
+be circumvented by running the application with sudo: `sudo env NDN_LOG=nlsr.*=DEBUG nlsr`.
+Use `man ndn-log` for more detailed instructions.
diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.rst b/docs/INSTALL.rst
index f54163a..947d067 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.rst
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.rst
@@ -18,20 +18,6 @@
 
        https://github.com/named-data/ChronoSync#build
 
--  log4cxx library
-
-   On Ubuntu Linux:
-
-   ::
-
-          sudo apt-get install liblog4cxx10-dev
-
-   On OS X with MacPorts:
-
-   ::
-
-          sudo port install log4cxx
-
 Build
 -----
 
diff --git a/docs/ROUTER-CONFIG.rst b/docs/ROUTER-CONFIG.rst
index fd08cb6..277d7a3 100644
--- a/docs/ROUTER-CONFIG.rst
+++ b/docs/ROUTER-CONFIG.rst
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@
         ; InterestLifetime (in seconds) for LSA fetching
         lsa-interest-lifetime 4    ; default value 4. Valid values 1-60
 
-        ; log-level is to set the levels of log for NLSR
-        log-level  INFO       ; default value INFO, valid value DEBUG, INFO
-        log-dir /var/log/nlsr/
         seq-dir /var/lib/nlsr/
-        ; log4cxx-conf /path/to/log4cxx-conf
     }
 
     ; the neighbors section contains the configuration for router's neighbors and hello's behavior
@@ -183,28 +179,17 @@
         prefix /ndn/news/memphis/politics/lutherking
     }
 
-
-NLSR will have the following error if ``log-dir`` does not exist:
-
-::
-
-    Provided log directory </var/log/nlsr/> does not exist
-    Error in configuration file processing! Exiting from NLSR
-
-By default ``/var/log/nlsr/`` is set to be NLSR's log directory and ``/var/lib/nlsr/`` is set to be
-NLSR's sequence file directory. They do not exist and will need to be created.
-Also, since these are system directories it will require the user to run NLSR as root.
-If one does not have permission to write to the specified directory,
-then NLSR will produce the following error:
+By default NLSR's sequence file directory is set to ``/var/lib/nlsr/``. User must create this
+directory before starting NLSR. Since this is a system directory, NLSR must either be executed
+as root, or NLSR can be run as user "nlsr" after configuring the filesystem to grant "nlsr"
+read and write permissions. If user lacks permissions, the following error will occur:
 
 ::
 
     User does not have read and write permission on the directory
     Error in configuration file processing! Exiting from NLSR
 
-To avoid this, the directories can be set in a user owned directory.
-The directories for log and sequence file can be same.
-For example:
+To avoid this, the directory can be set in a user-owned directory. For example:
 
 ::
 
@@ -212,7 +197,6 @@
     {
       ...
 
-      log-dir /home/username/nlsr/log  ; path for log directory (Absolute path)
       seq-dir /home/username/nlsr/log  ; path for sequence directory (Absolute path)
 
     }
diff --git a/docs/manpages/nlsr.rst b/docs/manpages/nlsr.rst
index 3dd0927..c047bf2 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/nlsr.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/nlsr.rst
@@ -12,16 +12,12 @@
 Description
 -----------
 
-``nlsr`` is a daemon that implements routing protocol in NDN to populates NDN's Routing
+``nlsr`` is a process that implements routing protocol in NDN to populate NDN's Routing
 Information Base.
 
 Options:
 --------
 
-
-``-d``
-  Run in daemon mode
-
 ``-f <FILE>``
   Specify configuration file name (default: ``./nlsr.conf``)
 
@@ -34,14 +30,8 @@
 Examples
 --------
 
-To run NLSR daemon and use a configuration file from the ``/path/to`` directory.
+To run NLSR and use a configuration file from the ``/path/to`` directory.
 
 ::
 
     nlsr -f /path/to/nlsr.conf
-
-To run NLSR as daemon, use the ``-d`` flag:
-
-::
-
-    nlsr -d
diff --git a/log4cxx.properties.sample.in b/log4cxx.properties.sample.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 14e83a8..0000000
--- a/log4cxx.properties.sample.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, Rolling
-
-log4j.appender.Rolling=org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.Rolling.File=/tmp/testnlsrproperties.log
-log4j.appender.Rolling.MaxSize=1MB
-log4j.appender.Rolling.MaxBackupIndex=10
-
-log4j.appender.Rolling.layout=PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.Rolling.layout.ContextPrinting=enabled
-log4j.appender.Rolling.layout.DateFormat=ISO8601
-log4j.appender.Rolling.layout.ConversionPattern=%date{yyyyMMddHHmmssSSS} %p: [%c] %m%n
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nlsr.conf b/nlsr.conf
index 378f63c..d5421ed 100644
--- a/nlsr.conf
+++ b/nlsr.conf
@@ -19,24 +19,7 @@
   ; InterestLifetime (in seconds) for LSA fetching
   lsa-interest-lifetime 4    ; default value 4. Valid values 1-60
 
-  ; log-level is used to set the logging level for NLSR.
-  ; All debugging levels listed above the selected value are enabled.
-  ;
-  ; Valid values:
-  ;
-  ;  NONE ; no messages
-  ;  ERROR ; error messages
-  ;  WARN ; warning messages
-  ;  INFO ; informational messages (default)
-  ;  DEBUG ; debugging messages
-  ;  TRACE ; trace messages (most verbose)
-  ;  ALL ; all messages
-
-  log-level  INFO
-
-  log-dir       /var/log/nlsr/         ; path for log directory (Absolute path)
-  seq-dir       /var/lib/nlsr/         ; path for sequence directory (Absolute path)
-  ;log4cxx-conf /path/to/log4cxx-conf  ; path for log4cxx configuration file (Absolute path)
+  seq-dir       /var/lib/nlsr        ; path for sequence directory (Absolute path)
 }
 
 ; the neighbor's section contains the configuration for router's neighbors and hellos behavior
diff --git a/src/adjacency-list.cpp b/src/adjacency-list.cpp
index 9d02d7e..c41917c 100644
--- a/src/adjacency-list.cpp
+++ b/src/adjacency-list.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("AdjacencyList");
+INIT_LOGGER(AdjacencyList);
 
 AdjacencyList::AdjacencyList()
 {
diff --git a/src/adjacent.cpp b/src/adjacent.cpp
index 0476878..183dcef 100644
--- a/src/adjacent.cpp
+++ b/src/adjacent.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("Adjacent");
+INIT_LOGGER(Adjacent);
 
 const float Adjacent::DEFAULT_LINK_COST = 10.0;
 
diff --git a/src/communication/sync-logic-handler.cpp b/src/communication/sync-logic-handler.cpp
index 047b5d2..01e4bd3 100644
--- a/src/communication/sync-logic-handler.cpp
+++ b/src/communication/sync-logic-handler.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("SyncLogicHandler");
+INIT_LOGGER(SyncLogicHandler);
 
 const std::string NLSR_COMPONENT = "NLSR";
 const std::string LSA_COMPONENT = "LSA";
diff --git a/src/conf-file-processor.cpp b/src/conf-file-processor.cpp
index d13b415..e93ef35 100644
--- a/src/conf-file-processor.cpp
+++ b/src/conf-file-processor.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -287,52 +287,6 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  // log-level
-  std::string logLevel = section.get<std::string>("log-level", "INFO");
-
-  if (isValidLogLevel(logLevel)) {
-    m_nlsr.getConfParameter().setLogLevel(logLevel);
-  }
-  else {
-    std::cerr << "Invalid value for log-level ";
-    std::cerr << "Valid values: ALL, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, NONE" << std::endl;
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  try {
-    std::string logDir = section.get<std::string>("log-dir");
-    if (boost::filesystem::exists(logDir)) {
-      if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(logDir)) {
-        std::string testFileName=logDir+"/test.log";
-        std::ofstream testOutFile;
-        testOutFile.open(testFileName.c_str());
-        if (testOutFile.is_open() && testOutFile.good()) {
-          m_nlsr.getConfParameter().setLogDir(logDir);
-        }
-        else {
-          std::cerr << "User does not have read and write permission on the directory";
-          std::cerr << std::endl;
-          return false;
-        }
-        testOutFile.close();
-        remove(testFileName.c_str());
-      }
-      else {
-        std::cerr << "Provided path is not a directory" << std::endl;
-        return false;
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      std::cerr << "Provided log directory <" << logDir << "> does not exist" << std::endl;
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  catch (const std::exception& ex) {
-    std::cerr << "You must configure log directory" << std::endl;
-    std::cerr << ex.what() << std::endl;
-    return false;
-  }
-
   try {
     std::string seqDir = section.get<std::string>("seq-dir");
     if (boost::filesystem::exists(seqDir)) {
@@ -367,28 +321,6 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  try {
-    std::string log4cxxPath = section.get<std::string>("log4cxx-conf");
-
-    if (log4cxxPath == "") {
-      std::cerr << "No value provided for log4cxx-conf" << std::endl;
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    if (boost::filesystem::exists(log4cxxPath)) {
-      m_nlsr.getConfParameter().setLog4CxxConfPath(log4cxxPath);
-    }
-    else {
-      std::cerr << "Provided path for log4cxx-conf <" << log4cxxPath
-                << "> does not exist" << std::endl;
-
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  catch (const std::exception& ex) {
-    // Variable is optional so default configuration will be used; continue processing file
-  }
-
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/conf-file-processor.hpp b/src/conf-file-processor.hpp
index d3e91c9..4218657 100644
--- a/src/conf-file-processor.hpp
+++ b/src/conf-file-processor.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   bool
   processSection(const std::string& sectionName, const ConfigSection& section);
 
-  /*! \brief Parse general options, including router name, logging directory, LSA refresh.
+  /*! \brief Parse general options, including router name, LSA refresh.
    */
   bool
   processConfSectionGeneral(const ConfigSection& section);
diff --git a/src/conf-parameter.cpp b/src/conf-parameter.cpp
index 05a96dd..f0d41cb 100644
--- a/src/conf-parameter.cpp
+++ b/src/conf-parameter.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("ConfParameter");
+INIT_LOGGER(ConfParameter);
 
 void
 ConfParameter::writeLog()
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
   for (auto const& value: m_corTheta) {
     NLSR_LOG_INFO("Hyp Angle " << i++ << ": "<< value);
   }
-  NLSR_LOG_INFO("Log Directory: " << m_logDir);
   NLSR_LOG_INFO("Seq Directory: " << m_seqFileDir);
 
   // Event Intervals
diff --git a/src/conf-parameter.hpp b/src/conf-parameter.hpp
index 00aa06a..ee22764 100644
--- a/src/conf-parameter.hpp
+++ b/src/conf-parameter.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
     , m_hyperbolicState(HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF)
     , m_corR(0)
     , m_maxFacesPerPrefix(MAX_FACES_PER_PREFIX_MIN)
-    , m_isLog4cxxConfAvailable(false)
   {
   }
 
@@ -410,18 +409,6 @@
   }
 
   void
-  setLogDir(const std::string& logDir)
-  {
-    m_logDir = logDir;
-  }
-
-  const std::string&
-  getLogDir() const
-  {
-    return m_logDir;
-  }
-
-  void
   setSeqFileDir(const std::string& ssfd)
   {
     m_seqFileDir = ssfd;
@@ -433,27 +420,6 @@
     return m_seqFileDir;
   }
 
-  bool
-  isLog4CxxConfAvailable() const
-  {
-    return m_isLog4cxxConfAvailable;
-  }
-
-  void
-  setLog4CxxConfPath(const std::string& path)
-  {
-    m_log4CxxConfPath = path;
-    m_isLog4cxxConfAvailable = true;
-  }
-
-  const std::string&
-  getLog4CxxConfPath() const
-  {
-    return m_log4CxxConfPath;
-  }
-
-  /*! \brief Dump the current state of all attributes to the log.
-   */
   void
   writeLog();
 
@@ -492,11 +458,8 @@
 
   uint32_t m_maxFacesPerPrefix;
 
-  std::string m_logDir;
   std::string m_seqFileDir;
 
-  bool m_isLog4cxxConfAvailable;
-  std::string m_log4CxxConfPath;
 };
 
 } // namespace nlsr
diff --git a/src/hello-protocol.cpp b/src/hello-protocol.cpp
index fbb4f5b..0c2d2d3 100644
--- a/src/hello-protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/hello-protocol.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("HelloProtocol");
+INIT_LOGGER(HelloProtocol);
 
 const std::string HelloProtocol::INFO_COMPONENT = "INFO";
 const std::string HelloProtocol::NLSR_COMPONENT = "NLSR";
diff --git a/src/logger.cpp b/src/logger.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c51cd93..0000000
--- a/src/logger.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
- *                           Regents of the University of California
- *
- * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NLSR authors and contributors.
- *
- * NLSR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
- * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * NLSR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * NLSR, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- **/
-
-#include "logger.hpp"
-
-#include <log4cxx/logger.h>
-#include <log4cxx/basicconfigurator.h>
-#include <log4cxx/xml/domconfigurator.h>
-#include <log4cxx/propertyconfigurator.h>
-#include <log4cxx/patternlayout.h>
-#include <log4cxx/level.h>
-#include <log4cxx/helpers/exception.h>
-#include <log4cxx/rollingfileappender.h>
-
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-
-void
-INIT_LOG4CXX(const std::string& log4cxxConfPath)
-{
-  if (boost::filesystem::path(log4cxxConfPath).extension().string() == ".xml") {
-    log4cxx::xml::DOMConfigurator::configure(log4cxxConfPath);
-  }
-  else {
-    log4cxx::PropertyConfigurator::configure(log4cxxConfPath);
-  }
-}
-
-void
-INIT_LOGGERS(const std::string& logDir, const std::string& logLevel)
-{
-  static bool configured = false;
-
-  if (configured) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  log4cxx::PatternLayoutPtr
-           layout(new log4cxx::PatternLayout("%date{%s}.%date{SSS} %p: [%c] %m%n"));
-
-  log4cxx::RollingFileAppender* rollingFileAppender =
-           new log4cxx::RollingFileAppender(layout, logDir+"/nlsr.log", true);
-
-  rollingFileAppender->setMaxFileSize("10MB");
-  rollingFileAppender->setMaxBackupIndex(10);
-
-  log4cxx::helpers::Pool p;
-  rollingFileAppender->activateOptions(p);
-
-  log4cxx::BasicConfigurator::configure(log4cxx::AppenderPtr(rollingFileAppender));
-
-  if (boost::iequals(logLevel, "none")) {
-    log4cxx::Logger::getRootLogger()->setLevel(log4cxx::Level::getOff());
-  }
-  else {
-    log4cxx::Logger::getRootLogger()->setLevel(log4cxx::Level::toLevel(logLevel));
-  }
-
-  configured = true;
-}
-
-bool
-isValidLogLevel(const std::string& logLevel)
-{
-  return boost::iequals(logLevel, "all")   || boost::iequals(logLevel, "trace") ||
-         boost::iequals(logLevel, "debug") || boost::iequals(logLevel, "info")  ||
-         boost::iequals(logLevel, "warn")  || boost::iequals(logLevel, "error") ||
-         boost::iequals(logLevel, "none");
-}
diff --git a/src/logger.hpp b/src/logger.hpp
index 2236266..7925107 100644
--- a/src/logger.hpp
+++ b/src/logger.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -30,36 +30,15 @@
 #ifndef NLSR_LOGGER_HPP
 #define NLSR_LOGGER_HPP
 
-#include <log4cxx/logger.h>
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/logger.hpp>
 
-#define INIT_LOGGER(name) \
-  static log4cxx::LoggerPtr staticModuleLogger = log4cxx::Logger::getLogger(name)
+#define INIT_LOGGER(name) NDN_LOG_INIT(nlsr.name)
 
-#define NLSR_LOG_TRACE(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_TRACE(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define NLSR_LOG_DEBUG(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_DEBUG(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define NLSR_LOG_INFO(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_INFO(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define NLSR_LOG_WARN(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_WARN(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define NLSR_LOG_ERROR(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_ERROR(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define NLSR_LOG_FATAL(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_FATAL(staticModuleLogger, x);
-
-void
-INIT_LOGGERS(const std::string& logDir, const std::string& logLevel);
-
-void
-INIT_LOG4CXX(const std::string& log4cxxConfPath);
-
-bool
-isValidLogLevel(const std::string& logLevel);
+#define NLSR_LOG_TRACE(x) NDN_LOG_TRACE(x)
+#define NLSR_LOG_DEBUG(x) NDN_LOG_DEBUG(x)
+#define NLSR_LOG_INFO(x) NDN_LOG_INFO(x)
+#define NLSR_LOG_WARN(x) NDN_LOG_WARN(x)
+#define NLSR_LOG_ERROR(x) NDN_LOG_ERROR(x)
+#define NLSR_LOG_FATAL(x) NDN_LOG_FATAL(x)
 
 #endif // NLSR_LOGGER_HPP
diff --git a/src/lsa.cpp b/src/lsa.cpp
index 91f6a7a..84bd5fe 100644
--- a/src/lsa.cpp
+++ b/src/lsa.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("Lsa");
+INIT_LOGGER(Lsa);
 
 std::string
 Lsa::getData() const
diff --git a/src/lsdb.cpp b/src/lsdb.cpp
index 6df2346..536d154 100644
--- a/src/lsdb.cpp
+++ b/src/lsdb.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("Lsdb");
+INIT_LOGGER(Lsdb);
 
 class LsaContentPublisher : public SegmentPublisher<ndn::Face>
 {
@@ -1096,7 +1096,8 @@
   lsaIncrementSignal(Statistics::PacketType::RCV_NAME_LSA_INTEREST);
   NLSR_LOG_DEBUG("nameLsa interest " << interest << " received");
   NameLsa*  nameLsa = m_nlsr.getLsdb().findNameLsa(lsaKey);
-  if (nameLsa != 0) {
+  if (nameLsa != nullptr) {
+    NLSR_LOG_TRACE("Verifying SeqNo for NameLsa is same as requested.");
     if (nameLsa->getLsSeqNo() == seqNo) {
       std::string content = nameLsa->serialize();
       putLsaData(interest,content);
@@ -1130,7 +1131,8 @@
   lsaIncrementSignal(Statistics::PacketType::RCV_ADJ_LSA_INTEREST);
   NLSR_LOG_DEBUG("AdjLsa interest " << interest << " received");
   AdjLsa* adjLsa = m_nlsr.getLsdb().findAdjLsa(lsaKey);
-  if (adjLsa != 0) {
+  if (adjLsa != nullptr) {
+    NLSR_LOG_TRACE("Verifying SeqNo for AdjLsa is same as requested.");
     if (adjLsa->getLsSeqNo() == seqNo) {
       std::string content = adjLsa->serialize();
       putLsaData(interest,content);
@@ -1164,7 +1166,8 @@
   lsaIncrementSignal(Statistics::PacketType::RCV_COORD_LSA_INTEREST);
   NLSR_LOG_DEBUG("CoordinateLsa interest " << interest << " received");
   CoordinateLsa* corLsa = m_nlsr.getLsdb().findCoordinateLsa(lsaKey);
-  if (corLsa != 0) {
+  if (corLsa != nullptr) {
+    NLSR_LOG_TRACE("Verifying SeqNo for CoordinateLsa is same as requested.");
     if (corLsa->getLsSeqNo() == seqNo) {
       std::string content = corLsa->serialize();
       putLsaData(interest,content);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c01f8d4..eb336de 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   std::string programName(argv[0]);
 
   std::string configFileName = "nlsr.conf";
-  bool isDaemonProcess = false;
 
   int32_t opt;
   while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "df:hV")) != -1) {
@@ -38,9 +37,6 @@
       case 'f':
         configFileName = optarg;
         break;
-      case 'd':
-        isDaemonProcess = true;
-        break;
       case 'V':
         std::cout << NLSR_VERSION_BUILD_STRING << std::endl;
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  NlsrRunner runner(configFileName, isDaemonProcess);
+  NlsrRunner runner(configFileName);
 
   try {
     runner.run();
diff --git a/src/name-prefix-list.cpp b/src/name-prefix-list.cpp
index 486e350..26f54d4 100644
--- a/src/name-prefix-list.cpp
+++ b/src/name-prefix-list.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -21,18 +21,13 @@
 
 #include "name-prefix-list.hpp"
 #include "common.hpp"
-#include "logger.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("NamePrefixList");
-
-NamePrefixList::NamePrefixList()
-{
-}
+NamePrefixList::NamePrefixList() = default;
 
 NamePrefixList::NamePrefixList(const std::initializer_list<ndn::Name>& names)
 {
diff --git a/src/nlsr-runner.cpp b/src/nlsr-runner.cpp
index 652139f..7f27f45 100644
--- a/src/nlsr-runner.cpp
+++ b/src/nlsr-runner.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -20,21 +20,19 @@
  **/
 
 #include "nlsr-runner.hpp"
-
 #include "conf-file-processor.hpp"
 #include "logger.hpp"
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("NlsrRunner");
+INIT_LOGGER(NlsrRunner);
 
-NlsrRunner::NlsrRunner(std::string& configFileName, bool isDaemonProcess)
+NlsrRunner::NlsrRunner(std::string& configFileName)
   : m_scheduler(m_ioService)
   , m_face(m_ioService)
   , m_nlsr(m_ioService, m_scheduler, m_face, m_keyChain)
 {
   m_nlsr.setConfFileName(configFileName);
-  m_nlsr.setIsDaemonProcess(isDaemonProcess);
 }
 
 void
@@ -46,17 +44,6 @@
     BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Error in configuration file processing! Exiting from NLSR"));
   }
 
-  if (m_nlsr.getConfParameter().isLog4CxxConfAvailable()) {
-    INIT_LOG4CXX(m_nlsr.getConfParameter().getLog4CxxConfPath());
-  }
-  else {
-    INIT_LOGGERS(m_nlsr.getConfParameter().getLogDir(), m_nlsr.getConfParameter().getLogLevel());
-  }
-
-  if (m_nlsr.getIsSetDaemonProcess()) {
-    m_nlsr.daemonize();
-  }
-
   /** Because URI canonization needs to occur before initialization,
       we have to pass initialize as the finally() in neighbor
       canonization.
@@ -86,7 +73,6 @@
 {
   std::cout << "Usage: " << programName << " [OPTIONS...]" << std::endl;
   std::cout << "   NDN routing...." << std::endl;
-  std::cout << "       -d          Run in daemon mode" << std::endl;
   std::cout << "       -f <FILE>   Specify configuration file name" << std::endl;
   std::cout << "       -V          Display version information" << std::endl;
   std::cout << "       -h          Display this help message" << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/nlsr-runner.hpp b/src/nlsr-runner.hpp
index 7d4505e..76d0456 100644
--- a/src/nlsr-runner.hpp
+++ b/src/nlsr-runner.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
  *
  * As its name suggests, this class is responsible for running
  * NLSR. It creates an nlsr::ConfFileProcessor to read a configuration
- * file and uses that to configure and then start an NLSR process. It
- * also initializes loggers and optionally daemonizes the NLSR
- * process. This class only exists to provide this functionality, and
- * there is no special reliance of NLSR on this class.
+ * file and uses that to configure and then start an NLSR process.
+ * This class only exists to provide this functionality, and there is
+ * no special reliance of NLSR on this class.
  */
+
 class NlsrRunner
 {
 public:
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
     }
   };
 
-  NlsrRunner(std::string& configFileName, bool isDaemonProcess);
+  explicit
+  NlsrRunner(std::string& configFileName);
 
   /*! \brief Instantiate, configure, and start the NLSR process.
    *
diff --git a/src/nlsr.cpp b/src/nlsr.cpp
index ab4a073..583fdcb 100644
--- a/src/nlsr.cpp
+++ b/src/nlsr.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("nlsr");
+INIT_LOGGER(Nlsr);
 
 const ndn::Name Nlsr::LOCALHOST_PREFIX = ndn::Name("/localhost/nlsr");
 
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
   , m_confParam()
   , m_adjacencyList()
   , m_namePrefixList()
-  , m_isDaemonProcess(false)
   , m_configFileName("nlsr.conf")
   , m_nlsrLsdb(*this, scheduler)
   , m_adjBuildCount(0)
@@ -149,32 +148,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-Nlsr::daemonize()
-{
-  pid_t process_id = 0;
-  pid_t sid = 0;
-  process_id = fork();
-  if (process_id < 0){
-    std::cerr << "Daemonization failed!" << std::endl;
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Error: Daemonization process- fork failed!"));
-  }
-  if (process_id > 0) {
-    NLSR_LOG_DEBUG("Process daemonized. Process id: " << process_id);
-    exit(0);
-  }
-
-  umask(0);
-  sid = setsid();
-  if(sid < 0) {
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Error: Daemonization process- setting id failed!"));
-  }
-
-  if (chdir("/") < 0) {
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Error: Daemonization process-chdir failed!"));
-  }
-}
-
-void
 Nlsr::canonizeContinuation(std::list<Adjacent>::iterator iterator,
                            std::function<void(void)> finally)
 {
diff --git a/src/nlsr.hpp b/src/nlsr.hpp
index 10999d2..0a29184 100644
--- a/src/nlsr.hpp
+++ b/src/nlsr.hpp
@@ -117,18 +117,6 @@
     m_configFileName = fileName;
   }
 
-  bool
-  getIsSetDaemonProcess()
-  {
-    return m_isDaemonProcess;
-  }
-
-  void
-  setIsDaemonProcess(bool value)
-  {
-    m_isDaemonProcess = value;
-  }
-
   ConfParameter&
   getConfParameter()
   {
@@ -364,9 +352,6 @@
   void
   setStrategies();
 
-  void
-  daemonize();
-
   uint32_t
   getFirstHelloInterval() const
   {
@@ -479,7 +464,6 @@
   ConfParameter m_confParam;
   AdjacencyList m_adjacencyList;
   NamePrefixList m_namePrefixList;
-  bool m_isDaemonProcess;
   std::string m_configFileName;
   Lsdb m_nlsrLsdb;
   int64_t m_adjBuildCount;
diff --git a/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp b/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp
index efd76f8..15a1eea 100644
--- a/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp
+++ b/src/publisher/dataset-interest-handler.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("DatasetInterestHandler");
+INIT_LOGGER(DatasetInterestHandler);
 
 const ndn::PartialName ADJACENCIES_DATASET = ndn::PartialName("lsdb/adjacencies");
 const ndn::PartialName COORDINATES_DATASET = ndn::PartialName("lsdb/coordinates");
diff --git a/src/route/face-map.cpp b/src/route/face-map.cpp
index 95a37bf..52026d0 100644
--- a/src/route/face-map.cpp
+++ b/src/route/face-map.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("FaceMap");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.FaceMap);
 
 void
 FaceMap::writeLog()
diff --git a/src/route/fib-entry.cpp b/src/route/fib-entry.cpp
index 4a4498a..a3186b3 100644
--- a/src/route/fib-entry.cpp
+++ b/src/route/fib-entry.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("FibEntry");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.FibEntry);
 
 void
 FibEntry::writeLog()
diff --git a/src/route/fib.cpp b/src/route/fib.cpp
index c2ba20d..d472920 100644
--- a/src/route/fib.cpp
+++ b/src/route/fib.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("Fib");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.Fib);
 
 const uint64_t Fib::GRACE_PERIOD = 10;
 
diff --git a/src/route/map.cpp b/src/route/map.cpp
index 82f73b0..a3ca7d1 100644
--- a/src/route/map.cpp
+++ b/src/route/map.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@
 #include "lsdb.hpp"
 #include "logger.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <list>
-
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("Map");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.Map);
 
 void
 Map::addEntry(const ndn::Name& rtrName)
diff --git a/src/route/name-prefix-table-entry.cpp b/src/route/name-prefix-table-entry.cpp
index 2403003..ac4c3ec 100644
--- a/src/route/name-prefix-table-entry.cpp
+++ b/src/route/name-prefix-table-entry.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("NamePrefixTableEntry");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.NamePrefixTableEntry);
 
 void
 NamePrefixTableEntry::generateNhlfromRteList()
diff --git a/src/route/name-prefix-table.cpp b/src/route/name-prefix-table.cpp
index 4496f6c..d2e8527 100644
--- a/src/route/name-prefix-table.cpp
+++ b/src/route/name-prefix-table.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("NamePrefixTable");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.NamePrefixTable);
 
 NamePrefixTable::NamePrefixTable(Nlsr& nlsr,
                                  std::unique_ptr<AfterRoutingChange>& afterRoutingChangeSignal)
diff --git a/src/route/nexthop-list.cpp b/src/route/nexthop-list.cpp
index a0a585a..698e06a 100644
--- a/src/route/nexthop-list.cpp
+++ b/src/route/nexthop-list.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("NexthopList");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.NexthopList);
 
 static bool
 nexthopAddCompare(const NextHop& nh1, const NextHop& nh2)
diff --git a/src/route/routing-table-calculator.cpp b/src/route/routing-table-calculator.cpp
index c7b7d08..a35df65 100644
--- a/src/route/routing-table-calculator.cpp
+++ b/src/route/routing-table-calculator.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("RoutingTableCalculator");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.RoutingTableCalculator);
 
 void
 RoutingTableCalculator::allocateAdjMatrix()
diff --git a/src/route/routing-table.cpp b/src/route/routing-table.cpp
index 81fb9cb..1f88c87 100644
--- a/src/route/routing-table.cpp
+++ b/src/route/routing-table.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("RoutingTable");
+INIT_LOGGER(route.RoutingTable);
 
 RoutingTable::RoutingTable(ndn::Scheduler& scheduler)
   : afterRoutingChange{ndn::make_unique<AfterRoutingChange>()}
diff --git a/src/sequencing-manager.cpp b/src/sequencing-manager.cpp
index cdcbad9..ac2bb54 100644
--- a/src/sequencing-manager.cpp
+++ b/src/sequencing-manager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 namespace nlsr {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("SequencingManager");
+INIT_LOGGER(SequencingManager);
 
 void
 SequencingManager::writeSeqNoToFile() const
diff --git a/src/tlv/coordinate-lsa.cpp b/src/tlv/coordinate-lsa.cpp
index 02509a0..ab39fe8 100644
--- a/src/tlv/coordinate-lsa.cpp
+++ b/src/tlv/coordinate-lsa.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "coordinate-lsa.hpp"
 #include "tlv-nlsr.hpp"
-#include "logger.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/util/concepts.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/encoding/block-helpers.hpp>
@@ -31,8 +30,6 @@
 namespace nlsr {
 namespace tlv {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("CoordinateLsa");
-
 BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((ndn::WireEncodable<CoordinateLsa>));
 BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((ndn::WireDecodable<CoordinateLsa>));
 static_assert(std::is_base_of<ndn::tlv::Error, CoordinateLsa::Error>::value,
diff --git a/src/update/manager-base.cpp b/src/update/manager-base.cpp
index a93aaba..071fc3a 100644
--- a/src/update/manager-base.cpp
+++ b/src/update/manager-base.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 namespace nlsr {
 namespace update {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("UpdatePrefixCommandProcessor");
+INIT_LOGGER(update.PrefixCommandProcessor);
 
 ManagerBase::ManagerBase(ndn::mgmt::Dispatcher& dispatcher,
                          const std::string& module)
diff --git a/src/update/nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp b/src/update/nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp
index 23a86eb..331a3ca 100644
--- a/src/update/nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp
+++ b/src/update/nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@
  **/
 
 #include "nfd-rib-command-processor.hpp"
-#include "logger.hpp"
 
 namespace nlsr {
 namespace update {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("NfdRibProcessor");
-
 NfdRibCommandProcessor::NfdRibCommandProcessor(ndn::mgmt::Dispatcher& dispatcher,
                                                NamePrefixList& namePrefixList,
                                                Lsdb& lsdb)
diff --git a/src/update/prefix-update-processor.cpp b/src/update/prefix-update-processor.cpp
index 478380f..26adefd 100644
--- a/src/update/prefix-update-processor.cpp
+++ b/src/update/prefix-update-processor.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 namespace nlsr {
 namespace update {
 
-INIT_LOGGER("PrefixUpdateProcessor");
+INIT_LOGGER(update.PrefixUpdateProcessor);
 
 /** \brief an Interest tag to indicate command signer
  */
diff --git a/tests/publisher/publisher-fixture.hpp b/tests/publisher/publisher-fixture.hpp
index 896e7b3..dd733fa 100644
--- a/tests/publisher/publisher-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/publisher/publisher-fixture.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     , lsdb(nlsr.getLsdb())
     , rt1(nlsr.getRoutingTable())
   {
-    INIT_LOGGERS("/tmp/", "TRACE");
     nlsr.getConfParameter().setNetwork("/ndn");
     nlsr.getConfParameter().setRouterName("/This/Router");
 
diff --git a/tests/test-conf-file-processor.cpp b/tests/test-conf-file-processor.cpp
index 0400b05..2249dab 100644
--- a/tests/test-conf-file-processor.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-conf-file-processor.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "conf-file-processor.hpp"
 #include "test-common.hpp"
-#include "logger.hpp"
 #include "nlsr.hpp"
 
 #include <fstream>
@@ -45,28 +44,9 @@
   "  lsa-refresh-time 1800\n"
   "  lsa-interest-lifetime 3\n"
   "  router-dead-interval 86400\n"
-  "  log-level  INFO\n"
-  "  log-dir /tmp\n"
   "  seq-dir /tmp\n"
   "}\n\n";
 
-const std::string LOG4CXX_PLACEHOLDER = "$LOG4CXX$";
-
-const std::string SECTION_GENERAL_WITH_LOG4CXX =
-  "general\n"
-  "{\n"
-  "  network /ndn/\n"
-  "  site /memphis.edu/\n"
-  "  router /cs/pollux/\n"
-  "  lsa-refresh-time 1800\n"
-  "  lsa-interest-lifetime 3\n"
-  "  router-dead-interval 86400\n"
-  "  log-level  INFO\n"
-  "  log-dir /tmp\n"
-  "  seq-dir /tmp\n"
-  "  log4cxx-conf " + LOG4CXX_PLACEHOLDER + "\n"
-  "}\n\n";
-
 const std::string SECTION_NEIGHBORS =
   "neighbors\n"
   "{\n"
@@ -130,8 +110,6 @@
 const std::string CONFIG_LINK_STATE = SECTION_GENERAL + SECTION_NEIGHBORS +
                                       SECTION_HYPERBOLIC_OFF + SECTION_FIB + SECTION_ADVERTISING;
 
-const std::string CONFIG_LOG4CXX = SECTION_GENERAL_WITH_LOG4CXX;
-
 const std::string CONFIG_HYPERBOLIC = SECTION_GENERAL + SECTION_NEIGHBORS +
                                       SECTION_HYPERBOLIC_ON + SECTION_FIB + SECTION_ADVERTISING;
 
@@ -146,18 +124,12 @@
     : face(m_ioService, m_keyChain)
     , nlsr(m_ioService, m_scheduler, face, m_keyChain)
     , CONFIG_FILE("unit-test-nlsr.conf")
-    , m_logConfigFileName(boost::filesystem::unique_path().string())
-    , m_logFileName(boost::filesystem::unique_path().string())
   {
   }
 
   ~ConfFileProcessorFixture()
   {
     remove("unit-test-nlsr.conf");
-    remove("/tmp/unit-test-log4cxx.xml");
-
-    boost::filesystem::remove(boost::filesystem::path(getLogConfigFileName()));
-    boost::filesystem::remove(boost::filesystem::path(getLogFileName()));
   }
 
   bool
@@ -173,39 +145,6 @@
   }
 
   void
-  verifyOutputLog4cxx(const std::string expected[], size_t nExpected)
-  {
-    std::ifstream is(getLogFileName().c_str());
-    std::string buffer((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(is)),
-                       (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()));
-
-    std::vector<std::string> components;
-    boost::split(components, buffer, boost::is_any_of(" ,\n"));
-
-    // expected + number of timestamps (one per log statement) + trailing newline of last statement
-    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(components.size(), nExpected);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < nExpected; ++i) {
-      if (expected[i] == "")
-        continue;
-
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(components[i], expected[i]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  const std::string&
-  getLogConfigFileName()
-  {
-    return m_logConfigFileName;
-  }
-
-  const std::string&
-  getLogFileName()
-  {
-    return m_logFileName;
-  }
-
-  void
   commentOut(const std::string& key, std::string& config)
   {
     boost::replace_all(config, key, ";" + key);
@@ -217,8 +156,6 @@
 
 private:
   const std::string CONFIG_FILE;
-  std::string m_logConfigFileName;
-  std::string m_logFileName;
 };
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestConfFileProcessor, ConfFileProcessorFixture)
@@ -239,8 +176,6 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getLsaRefreshTime(), 1800);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getLsaInterestLifetime(), ndn::time::seconds(3));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getRouterDeadInterval(), 86400);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getLogLevel(), "INFO");
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getLogDir(), "/tmp");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getSeqFileDir(), "/tmp");
 
   // Neighbors
@@ -274,81 +209,6 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nlsr.getNamePrefixList().size(), 2);
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Log4cxxFileExists)
-{
-  std::string configPath = boost::filesystem::unique_path().native();
-
-  std::ofstream log4cxxConfFile;
-  log4cxxConfFile.open(configPath);
-  log4cxxConfFile.close();
-
-  std::string config = CONFIG_LOG4CXX;
-  boost::replace_all(config, LOG4CXX_PLACEHOLDER, configPath);
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(processConfigurationString(config), true);
-
-  ConfParameter& conf = nlsr.getConfParameter();
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getLog4CxxConfPath(), configPath);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.isLog4CxxConfAvailable(), true);
-
-  boost::filesystem::remove(boost::filesystem::path(configPath));
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Log4cxxFileDoesNotExist)
-{
-  std::string configPath = boost::filesystem::unique_path().native();
-
-  std::string config = CONFIG_LOG4CXX;
-  boost::replace_all(config, LOG4CXX_PLACEHOLDER, configPath);
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(processConfigurationString(config), false);
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Log4cxxNoValue)
-{
-  std::string config = CONFIG_LOG4CXX;
-  boost::replace_all(config, LOG4CXX_PLACEHOLDER, "");
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(processConfigurationString(config), false);
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Log4cxxTestCase)
-{
-  {
-    std::ofstream of(getLogConfigFileName().c_str());
-    of << "log4j.rootLogger=TRACE, FILE\n"
-       << "log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender\n"
-       << "log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout\n"
-       << "log4j.appender.FILE.File=" << getLogFileName() << "\n"
-       << "log4j.appender.FILE.ImmediateFlush=true\n"
-       << "log4j.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{HH:mm:ss} %p %c{1} - %m%n\n";
-  }
-
-  INIT_LOG4CXX(getLogConfigFileName());
-
-  INIT_LOGGER("DefaultConfig");
-
-  NLSR_LOG_TRACE("trace-message-JHGFDSR^1");
-  NLSR_LOG_DEBUG("debug-message-IGg2474fdksd-fo-" << 15 << 16 << 17);
-  NLSR_LOG_INFO("info-message-Jjxjshj13");
-  NLSR_LOG_WARN("warning-message-XXXhdhd11" << 1 <<"x");
-  NLSR_LOG_ERROR("error-message-!#$&^%$#@");
-  NLSR_LOG_FATAL("fatal-message-JJSjaamcng");
-
-  const std::string EXPECTED[] =
-    {
-      "", "TRACE", "DefaultConfig", "-", "trace-message-JHGFDSR^1",
-      "", "DEBUG", "DefaultConfig", "-", "debug-message-IGg2474fdksd-fo-151617",
-      "", "INFO",  "DefaultConfig", "-", "info-message-Jjxjshj13",
-      "", "WARN",  "DefaultConfig", "-", "warning-message-XXXhdhd111x",
-      "", "ERROR", "DefaultConfig", "-", "error-message-!#$&^%$#@",
-      "", "FATAL", "DefaultConfig", "-", "fatal-message-JJSjaamcng",
-      "",
-    };
-
-  verifyOutputLog4cxx(EXPECTED, sizeof(EXPECTED) / sizeof(std::string));
-}
-
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(MalformedUri)
 {
   const std::string MALFORMED_URI =
@@ -402,7 +262,6 @@
   commentOut("lsa-refresh-time", config);
   commentOut("lsa-interest-lifetime", config);
   commentOut("router-dead-interval", config);
-  commentOut("log-level", config);
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(processConfigurationString(config), true);
 
@@ -412,7 +271,6 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getLsaInterestLifetime(),
                     static_cast<ndn::time::seconds>(LSA_INTEREST_LIFETIME_DEFAULT));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getRouterDeadInterval(), (2*conf.getLsaRefreshTime()));
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(conf.getLogLevel(), "INFO");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DefaultValuesNeighbors)
diff --git a/tests/test-fib.cpp b/tests/test-fib.cpp
index 80408eb..d47d3a8 100644
--- a/tests/test-fib.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-fib.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California
  *
  * This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
     : face(std::make_shared<ndn::util::DummyClientFace>(m_keyChain))
     , interests(face->sentInterests)
   {
-    INIT_LOGGERS("/tmp", "DEBUG");
-
     Adjacent neighbor1(router1Name, ndn::FaceUri(router1FaceUri), 0, Adjacent::STATUS_ACTIVE, 0, router1FaceId);
     adjacencies.insert(neighbor1);
 
diff --git a/tests/test-hyperbolic-calculator.cpp b/tests/test-hyperbolic-calculator.cpp
index dc0cd18..4b8cce7 100644
--- a/tests/test-hyperbolic-calculator.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-hyperbolic-calculator.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
   void setUpTopology(std::vector<double> anglesA, std::vector<double> anglesB,
                      std::vector<double> anglesC)
   {
-    INIT_LOGGERS("/tmp", "TRACE");
-
     Adjacent a(ROUTER_A_NAME, ndn::FaceUri(ROUTER_A_FACE), 0, Adjacent::STATUS_ACTIVE, 0, 0);
     Adjacent b(ROUTER_B_NAME, ndn::FaceUri(ROUTER_B_FACE), 0, Adjacent::STATUS_ACTIVE, 0, 0);
     Adjacent c(ROUTER_C_NAME, ndn::FaceUri(ROUTER_C_FACE), 0, Adjacent::STATUS_ACTIVE, 0, 0);
diff --git a/tests/test-link-state-calculator.cpp b/tests/test-link-state-calculator.cpp
index 31c9abf..c6fafd0 100644
--- a/tests/test-link-state-calculator.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-link-state-calculator.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
   // Triangle topology with routers A, B, C connected
   void setUpTopology()
   {
-    INIT_LOGGERS("/tmp", "TRACE");
-
     ConfParameter& conf = nlsr.getConfParameter();
     conf.setNetwork("/ndn");
     conf.setSiteName("/router");
diff --git a/tests/test-lsdb.cpp b/tests/test-lsdb.cpp
index 0142579..197d5cd 100644
--- a/tests/test-lsdb.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-lsdb.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
 
     advanceClocks(ndn::time::milliseconds(1), 10);
     face.sentInterests.clear();
-
-    INIT_LOGGERS("/tmp", "DEBUG");
   }
 
   void
diff --git a/tests/test-name-prefix-table.cpp b/tests/test-name-prefix-table.cpp
index ceeb828..776b447 100644
--- a/tests/test-name-prefix-table.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-name-prefix-table.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     , lsdb(nlsr.getLsdb())
     , npt(nlsr.getNamePrefixTable())
   {
-    INIT_LOGGERS("/tmp", "DEBUG");
   }
 
 public:
diff --git a/tests/test-sync-logic-handler.cpp b/tests/test-sync-logic-handler.cpp
index f696d42..b233b22 100644
--- a/tests/test-sync-logic-handler.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-sync-logic-handler.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "common.hpp"
 #include "nlsr.hpp"
 #include "lsa.hpp"
-#include "logger.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/util/dummy-client-face.hpp>
 
@@ -59,8 +58,6 @@
     conf.buildRouterPrefix();
 
     addIdentity(conf.getRouterPrefix());
-
-    INIT_LOGGERS("/tmp", "TRACE");
   }
 
   void
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 96f2980..76adf7a 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -52,16 +52,13 @@
     conf.check_cfg(package='libndn-cxx', args=['--cflags', '--libs'],
                    uselib_store='NDN_CXX', mandatory=True)
 
-    conf.check_cfg(package='liblog4cxx', args=['--cflags', '--libs'],
-                   uselib_store='LOG4CXX', mandatory=True)
-
-    boost_libs = 'system chrono program_options iostreams thread regex filesystem'
+    boost_libs = 'system chrono program_options iostreams thread regex filesystem log log_setup'
     if conf.options.with_tests:
         conf.env['WITH_TESTS'] = 1
         conf.define('WITH_TESTS', 1);
         boost_libs += ' unit_test_framework'
 
-    conf.check_boost(lib=boost_libs)
+    conf.check_boost(lib=boost_libs, mt=True)
 
     if conf.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER < 104800:
         Logs.error("Minimum required boost version is 1.48.0")
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@
         features='cxx',
         source=bld.path.ant_glob(['src/**/*.cpp'],
                                  excl=['src/main.cpp']),
-        use='NDN_CXX BOOST LOG4CXX SYNC',
+        use='NDN_CXX BOOST SYNC',
         includes='. src',
         export_includes='. src')