diff --git a/heartbeat/CTDB b/heartbeat/CTDB

index b23ffae..3e36dd0 100755

--- a/heartbeat/CTDB

+++ b/heartbeat/CTDB

@@ -572,10 +572,22 @@ ctdb_start() {

 	# Use logfile by default, or syslog if asked for

-	local log_option="--logfile=$OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile"

-	if [ "$OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile" = "syslog" ]; then

-		log_option="--syslog"

-	elif [ ! -d "$(dirname $OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile)" ]; then

+	# --logging supported from v4.3.0 and --logfile / --syslog support 

+	# has been removed from newer versions

+	version=$(ctdb version | awk '{print $NF}')

+	ocf_version_cmp "$version" "4.2.14"

+	if [ "$?" -eq "2" ]; then

+		log_option="--logging=file:$OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile"

+		if [ "$OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile" = "syslog" ]; then

+			log_option="--logging=syslog"

+		fi

+	else

+		log_option="--logfile=$OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile"

+		if [ "$OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile" = "syslog" ]; then

+			log_option="--syslog"

+		fi

+	fi

+	if [ ! -d "$(dirname $OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile)" ]; then

 		# ensure the logfile's directory exists, otherwise ctdb will fail to start

 		mkdir -p $(dirname $OCF_RESKEY_ctdb_logfile)

 	fi