=== modified file 'wicd/wicd-daemon.py'
--- wicd/wicd-daemon.py	2012-11-22 08:02:04 +0000
+++ wicd/wicd-daemon.py	2013-07-05 05:04:39 +0000
@@ -1893,14 +1893,14 @@
                 os.chmod(logpath, int(wpath.log_perms, 8))
             except OSError:
                 print 'unable to chmod log file to %s' % wpath.log_perms
-
+            group_name = "the selected user group"
             try:
+                group = grp.getgrnam(wpath.log_group)
+                group_name = group[2]
                 if wpath.log_group:
-                    import grp
-                    group = grp.getgrnam(wpath.log_group)
-                    os.chown(logpath, 0, group[2])
-            except OSError:
-                print 'unable to chown log file to %s' % group[2]
+                    os.chown(logpath, 0, group_name)
+            except:
+                print 'unable to chown log file to %s.' % group_name
 
     if redirect_stdout:
         sys.stdout = output