diff --git a/bin/named/aclconf.c b/bin/named/aclconf.c
index e31bd6c6d7..ab58902ec8 100644
--- a/bin/named/aclconf.c
+++ b/bin/named/aclconf.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ convert_named_acl(char *aclname, dns_c_ctx_t *cctx,
 	if (result != DNS_R_SUCCESS) {
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_SECURITY,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_ACL, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
-			      "undefined ACL \"%s\"", aclname);
+			      "undefined ACL '%s'", aclname);
 		return (result);
 	}
 	result = dns_acl_fromconfig(cacl->ipml, cctx, ctx, mctx, &dacl);
diff --git a/bin/named/main.c b/bin/named/main.c
index 9dd1a03a8b..8ee3e0950d 100644
--- a/bin/named/main.c
+++ b/bin/named/main.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ parse_command_line(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		case 'p':
 			port = atoi(isc_commandline_argument);
 			if (port < 1 || port > 65535)
-				ns_main_earlyfatal("port \"%s\" out of range",
+				ns_main_earlyfatal("port '%s' out of range",
 						   isc_commandline_argument);
 			ns_g_port = port;
 			break;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ parse_command_line(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			break;
 		case '?':
 			usage();
-			ns_main_earlyfatal("unknown option `-%c'",
+			ns_main_earlyfatal("unknown option '-%c'",
 					   isc_commandline_option);
 		default:
 			ns_main_earlyfatal("parsing options returned %d", ch);
diff --git a/bin/rndc/rndc.c b/bin/rndc/rndc.c
index ea1c606de3..5c6fcdc1ec 100644
--- a/bin/rndc/rndc.c
+++ b/bin/rndc/rndc.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: rndc.c,v 1.4 2000/02/01 19:01:02 tale Exp $ */
+/* $Id: rndc.c,v 1.5 2000/03/01 22:41:22 gson Exp $ */
 
 /* 
  * Principal Author: DCL
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		}
 
 		if (result == ISC_R_NOTIMPLEMENTED)
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: \"%s\" is not yet implemented\n",
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: '%s' is not yet implemented\n",
 				progname, command);
 
 		else if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/lib/dns/aclconf.c b/lib/dns/aclconf.c
index e31bd6c6d7..ab58902ec8 100644
--- a/lib/dns/aclconf.c
+++ b/lib/dns/aclconf.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ convert_named_acl(char *aclname, dns_c_ctx_t *cctx,
 	if (result != DNS_R_SUCCESS) {
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_SECURITY,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_ACL, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
-			      "undefined ACL \"%s\"", aclname);
+			      "undefined ACL '%s'", aclname);
 		return (result);
 	}
 	result = dns_acl_fromconfig(cacl->ipml, cctx, ctx, mctx, &dacl);
diff --git a/lib/dns/config/confctx.c b/lib/dns/config/confctx.c
index 36c6a2fb66..6eecc22c11 100644
--- a/lib/dns/config/confctx.c
+++ b/lib/dns/config/confctx.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ dns_c_checkconfig(dns_c_ctx_t *ctx)
 	if ((dns_c_ctx_getauthnxdomain(ctx, &bval)) == ISC_R_NOTFOUND) {
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx,DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
-			      "the default for auth-nxdomain is now ``no''");
+			      "the default for auth-nxdomain is now 'no'");
 	}