diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 39b7f23a..09cf3524 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-05-11 14:51:42) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-05-11 17:41:20) dev
diff --git a/gluon/widget.py b/gluon/widget.py
index 42e4ea2b..85ce0a2e 100644
--- a/gluon/widget.py
+++ b/gluon/widget.py
@@ -895,6 +895,12 @@ def start(cron=True):
             if hasattr(options,key):
                 setattr(options,key,getattr(options2,key))
 
+    if not os.path.exists('logging.conf'):
+        import shutil
+        sys.stdout.write("Copying logging.conf.example to logging.conf ... ")
+        shutil.copyfile('logging.example.conf', 'logging.conf')
+        sys.stdout.write("OK\n")
+
     # ## if -T run doctests (no cron)
     if hasattr(options,'test') and options.test:
         test(options.test, verbose=options.verbose)