--- /usr/lib/python2.5/logging/config.py	2008-06-18 21:41:39.667451694 -0300
+++ config.py	2008-06-18 21:46:08.593450588 -0300
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #   _listener holds the server object doing the listening
 _listener = None
 
-def fileConfig(fname, defaults=None):
+def fileConfig(fname, defaults=None, disable_existing_loggers=True):
     """
     Read the logging configuration from a ConfigParser-format file.
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         del logging._handlerList[:]
         # Handlers add themselves to logging._handlers
         handlers = _install_handlers(cp, formatters)
-        _install_loggers(cp, handlers)
+        _install_loggers(cp, handlers, disable_existing_loggers)
     finally:
         logging._releaseLock()
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     return handlers
 
 
-def _install_loggers(cp, handlers):
+def _install_loggers(cp, handlers, disable_existing_loggers):
     """Create and install loggers"""
 
     # configure the root first
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@
     #Disable any old loggers. There's no point deleting
     #them as other threads may continue to hold references
     #and by disabling them, you stop them doing any logging.
-    for log in existing:
-        root.manager.loggerDict[log].disabled = 1
+    if disable_existing_loggers:
+        for log in existing:
+            root.manager.loggerDict[log].disabled = 1
 
 
 def listen(port=DEFAULT_LOGGING_CONFIG_PORT):