diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/rsyslog.conf/32ldap b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/rsyslog.conf/32ldap
index edf3b9d..c1b01e9 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/rsyslog.conf/32ldap
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/rsyslog.conf/32ldap
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #ldap
 :programname, isequal, "slapd"            /var/log/ldap/ldap.log
 & stop
+:programname, isequal, "ldap"            /var/log/ldap/ldap.log
+& stop
 
diff --git a/smeserver-ldap.spec b/smeserver-ldap.spec
index 8969c85..e749f4f 100644
--- a/smeserver-ldap.spec
+++ b/smeserver-ldap.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: smeserver server and gateway - LDAP module
 %define name smeserver-ldap
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 9
+%define release 10
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Provides: e-smith-ldap
 smeserver server and gateway software - LDAP module.
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 12 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-10.sme
+- send ldap logs to dedicated rsyslog file [SME: 12771]
+
 * Sun Sep 22 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-9.sme
 - el8 workaround to avoid noise with /var/run /run path [SME: 12619]
   /etc/tmpfiles.d/slapd.conf to remove when fixed upstream