diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index 37fb572..8257a8b 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -306,9 +306,7 @@ LOG_CreateLogFileDir(void)
 
   logdir = CNF_GetLogDir();
 
-  if (!UTI_CreateDirAndParents(logdir)) {
-    LOG(LOGS_ERR, LOGF_Logging, "Could not create directory %s", logdir);
-  }
+  UTI_CreateDirAndParents(logdir, 0755, 0, 0);
 }
 
 /* ================================================== */
diff --git a/sources.c b/sources.c
index 8ae1e6c..56a8cca 100644
--- a/sources.c
+++ b/sources.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ SRC_DumpSources(void)
   direc_len = strlen(direc);
   file_len = direc_len + 24;
   filename = MallocArray(char, file_len); /* a bit of slack */
-  if (UTI_CreateDirAndParents(direc)) {
+  if (UTI_CreateDirAndParents(direc, 0755, 0, 0)) {
     for (i=0; i<n_sources; i++) {
       a = (sources[i]->ref_id) >> 24;
       b = ((sources[i]->ref_id) >> 16) & 0xff;
@@ -1108,8 +1108,6 @@ SRC_DumpSources(void)
         fclose(out);
       }
     }
-  } else {
-    LOG(LOGS_ERR, LOGF_Sources, "Could not create directory %s", direc);
   }
   Free(filename);
 }
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 89379d9..08d3110 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "sysincl.h"
 
+#include "logging.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "hash.h"
@@ -897,7 +898,7 @@ UTI_SetQuitSignalsHandler(void (*handler)(int))
 /* ================================================== */
 
 static int
-create_dir(char *p)
+create_dir(char *p, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
   int status;
   struct stat buf;
@@ -906,27 +907,39 @@ create_dir(char *p)
   status = stat(p, &buf);
 
   if (status < 0) {
-    if (errno == ENOENT) {
-      /* Try to create directory */
-      status = mkdir(p, 0755);
-      return status;
-    } else {
-      return status;
+    if (errno != ENOENT) {
+      LOG(LOGS_ERR, LOGF_Util, "Could not access %s : %s", p, strerror(errno));
+      return 0;
     }
+  } else {
+    if (S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
+      return 1;
+    LOG(LOGS_ERR, LOGF_Util, "%s is not directory", p);
+    return 0;
   }
 
-  if (!S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode)) {
-    return -1;
+  /* Create the directory */
+  if (mkdir(p, mode) < 0) {
+    LOG(LOGS_ERR, LOGF_Util, "Could not create directory %s : %s", p, strerror(errno));
+    return 0;
   }
 
-  return 0;
+  /* Change its ownership if requested */
+  if ((uid || gid) && chown(p, uid, gid) < 0) {
+    LOG(LOGS_ERR, LOGF_Util, "Could not change ownership of %s : %s", p, strerror(errno));
+    /* Don't leave it there with incorrect ownership */
+    rmdir(p);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  return 1;
 }
 
 /* ================================================== */
 /* Return 0 if the directory couldn't be created, 1 if it could (or
    already existed) */
 int
-UTI_CreateDirAndParents(const char *path)
+UTI_CreateDirAndParents(const char *path, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
   char *p;
   int i, j, k, last;
@@ -942,30 +955,26 @@ UTI_CreateDirAndParents(const char *path)
     p[i++] = path[k++];
 
     if (path[k] == '/' || !path[k]) {
-      p[i] = 0;
-
-      if (create_dir(p) < 0) {
-        Free(p);
-        return 0;
-      }
-
-      if (!path[k]) {
-        /* End of the string */
-        break;
-      }
-
-      /* Check whether its a trailing / or group of / */
+      /* Check whether its end of string, a trailing / or group of / */
       last = 1;
-      j = k + 1;
+      j = k;
       while (path[j]) {
         if (path[j] != '/') {
-          k = j - 1; /* Pick up a / into p[] thru the assignment at the top of the loop */
+          /* Pick up a / into p[] thru the assignment at the top of the loop */
+          k = j - 1;
           last = 0;
           break;
         }
         j++;
       }
 
+      p[i] = 0;
+
+      if (!create_dir(p, last ? mode : 0755, last ? uid : 0, last ? gid : 0)) {
+        Free(p);
+        return 0;
+      }
+
       if (last)
         break;
     }
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index a01b7aa..4b4efe4 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ extern int UTI_DecodePasswordFromText(char *key);
 
 extern int UTI_SetQuitSignalsHandler(void (*handler)(int));
 
-/* Create a directory and any parent directories that don't exist */
-extern int UTI_CreateDirAndParents(const char *path);
+/* Create a directory with a specified mode (umasked) and set its uid/gid
+   (if not 0).  Create also any parent directories that don't exist with mode
+   755 and default uid/gid.  Returns 1 if created or already exists (even with
+   different mode/uid/gid), 0 otherwise. */
+extern int UTI_CreateDirAndParents(const char *path, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 
 #endif /* GOT_UTIL_H */