diff --git a/library/apt b/library/apt
index 57e98e49f5d..5cb50cb9d03 100755
--- a/library/apt
+++ b/library/apt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import shlex
 import subprocess
+import syslog
 import traceback
 
 APT_PATH = "/usr/bin/apt-get"
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ if not os.path.exists(APT_PATH):
 argfile = sys.argv[1]
 args    = open(argfile, 'r').read()
 items   = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 if not len(items):
     fail_json(msg='the module requires arguments -a')
diff --git a/library/async_status b/library/async_status
index bf5b0a82d3e..33c09e653c7 100755
--- a/library/async_status
+++ b/library/async_status
@@ -28,13 +28,18 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import datetime
 import traceback
+import syslog
 
 # ===========================================
 
 # FIXME: better error handling
 
 argsfile = sys.argv[1]
-items = shlex.split(file(argsfile).read())
+args = open(argsfile, 'r').read()
+items = shlex.split(args)
+
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 params = {}
 for x in items:
diff --git a/library/async_wrapper b/library/async_wrapper
index 22f572d4fa2..61ae5117ef7 100755
--- a/library/async_wrapper
+++ b/library/async_wrapper
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import datetime
 import traceback
 import signal
 import time
+import syslog
 
 def daemonize_self():
     # daemonizing code: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/66012
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ wrapped_module = sys.argv[3]
 argsfile = sys.argv[4]
 cmd = "%s %s" % (wrapped_module, argsfile)
 
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % " ".join(sys.argv[1:]))
+
 # setup logging directory
 logdir = os.path.expanduser("~/.ansible_async")
 log_path = os.path.join(logdir, jid)
diff --git a/library/command b/library/command
index 77ccb2c1a6a..761ba38a1e0 100755
--- a/library/command
+++ b/library/command
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ import datetime
 import traceback
 import shlex
 import os
+import syslog
 
 argfile = sys.argv[1]
 args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 shell = False
 
diff --git a/library/copy b/library/copy
index f6cf6028610..f9c85ef2bbc 100755
--- a/library/copy
+++ b/library/copy
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import shlex
+import syslog
 
 # ===========================================
 # convert arguments of form a=b c=d
@@ -32,7 +33,11 @@ if len(sys.argv) == 1:
 argfile = sys.argv[1]
 if not os.path.exists(argfile):
     sys.exit(1)
-items = shlex.split(open(argfile, 'r').read())
+
+args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
+items = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 
 params = {}
diff --git a/library/facter b/library/facter
index 6b8f2bad17a..46cdf889cca 100755
--- a/library/facter
+++ b/library/facter
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
 #    facter
 #    ruby-json
 
+/usr/bin/logger -t ansible-facter Invoked as-is
 /usr/bin/facter --json 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/library/file b/library/file
index f06b210a73d..2872d3879c7 100755
--- a/library/file
+++ b/library/file
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import shutil
 import stat
 import grp
 import pwd
+import syslog
 try:
     import selinux
     HAVE_SELINUX=True
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ def selinux_context(path):
 argfile = sys.argv[1]
 args    = open(argfile, 'r').read()
 items   = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 if not len(items):
     fail_kv(msg='the module requires arguments -a')
diff --git a/library/git b/library/git
index 38c211af44c..26cbbf36ed6 100755
--- a/library/git
+++ b/library/git
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import re
 import sys
 import shlex
 import subprocess
+import syslog
 
 # ===========================================
 # Basic support methods
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ if not os.path.exists(argfile):
 
 args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
 items = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 if not len(items):
    fail_json(msg="the command module requires arguments (-a)")
diff --git a/library/group b/library/group
index c065cb51b98..fc21c5c1a32 100755
--- a/library/group
+++ b/library/group
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import grp
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import syslog
 
 GROUPADD = "/usr/sbin/groupadd"
 GROUPDEL = "/usr/sbin/groupdel"
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ if len(sys.argv) == 2 and os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]):
 else:
     args = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
 items   = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 if not len(items):
     fail_json(msg='the module requires arguments -a')
diff --git a/library/ohai b/library/ohai
index 3b6f3ae144c..e4cf0272651 100755
--- a/library/ohai
+++ b/library/ohai
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+/usr/bin/logger -t ansible-ohai Invoked as-is
 /usr/bin/ohai
diff --git a/library/ping b/library/ping
index e5b068c8c00..ccc7cc722c9 100755
--- a/library/ping
+++ b/library/ping
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import simplejson as json
 
+import os
+import syslog
+
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked as-is')
+
 print json.dumps({ "ping" : "pong" })
diff --git a/library/service b/library/service
index 262db4094e9..63c4fe8bc70 100755
--- a/library/service
+++ b/library/service
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import sys
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import os.path
+import syslog
 
 # TODO: switch to fail_json and other helper functions
 # like other modules are using
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ def _do_enable(name, enable):
 argfile = sys.argv[1]
 args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
 items = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 if not len(items):
     fail_json(dict(failed=True, msg='this module requires arguments (-a)'))
diff --git a/library/setup b/library/setup
index 6345a9fe09a..0f99a6cc0f8 100755
--- a/library/setup
+++ b/library/setup
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import socket
 import struct
 import subprocess
 import traceback
+import syslog
 
 try:
     import json
@@ -295,6 +296,9 @@ except:
        (k,v) = opt.split("=")
        setup_options[k]=v   
 
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % setup_options)
+
 ansible_file = os.path.expandvars(setup_options.get('metadata', DEFAULT_ANSIBLE_SETUP))
 ansible_dir = os.path.dirname(ansible_file)
 
diff --git a/library/slurp b/library/slurp
index 36e84ecc09d..acb6b5f83ff 100755
--- a/library/slurp
+++ b/library/slurp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 import shlex
 import base64
+import syslog
 
 try:
    import json
@@ -36,7 +37,11 @@ if len(sys.argv) == 1:
 argfile = sys.argv[1]
 if not os.path.exists(argfile):
     sys.exit(1)
-items = shlex.split(open(argfile, 'r').read())
+
+args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
+items = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 params = {}
 for x in items:
diff --git a/library/user b/library/user
index a397b1bebc0..5be3502f940 100755
--- a/library/user
+++ b/library/user
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import grp
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import syslog
 try:
     import spwd
     HAVE_SPWD=True
@@ -264,6 +265,8 @@ if not os.path.exists(USERDEL):
 argfile = sys.argv[1]
 args    = open(argfile, 'r').read()
 items   = shlex.split(args)
+syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
 if not len(items):
     fail_json(msg='the module requires arguments -a')
diff --git a/library/virt b/library/virt
index e2dee4c182d..ac048bab2d3 100755
--- a/library/virt
+++ b/library/virt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ except ImportError:
 import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
+import syslog
 try:
     import libvirt
 except ImportError:
@@ -366,6 +367,8 @@ def main():
 
     args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
     items = shlex.split(args)
+    syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
     if not len(items):
         return VIRT_FAILED, msg
diff --git a/library/yum b/library/yum
index ee773ee15f2..49d3bad8abb 100755
--- a/library/yum
+++ b/library/yum
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import datetime
 import shlex
 import re
 import traceback
+import syslog
 
 
 try:
@@ -299,6 +300,8 @@ def main():
 
     args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
     items = shlex.split(args)
+    syslog.openlog('ansible-%s' % os.path.basename(__file__))
+    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, 'Invoked with %s' % args)
 
     if not len(items):
         msg = "the yum module requires arguments (-a)"