ldap_charray_free( levels );
} else {
- if ( lutil_atoix( &level, arg, 0 ) != 0 ) {
+ int rc;
+
+ if ( arg[0] == '-' ) {
+ rc = lutil_atoix( &level, arg, 0 );
+ } else {
+ unsigned ulevel;
+
+ rc = lutil_atoux( &ulevel, arg, 0 );
+ level = (int)ulevel;
+ }
+
+ if ( rc ) {
fprintf( stderr,
"unrecognized log level "
"\"%s\"\n", arg );