Index: DefaultLoggerFactory.cs
===================================================================
--- DefaultLoggerFactory.cs	(revision 441808)
+++ DefaultLoggerFactory.cs	(working copy)
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@
 		/// must be returned.
 		/// </para>
 		/// </remarks>
-		public Logger CreateLogger(string name) 
+		public Logger CreateLogger(ILoggerRepository repository, string name) 
 		{
 			if (name == null)
 			{
-				return new RootLogger(Level.Debug);
+				return new RootLogger(repository.LevelMap.LookupWithDefault(Level.Debug));
 			}
 			return new LoggerImpl(name);
 		}
Index: Hierarchy.cs
===================================================================
--- Hierarchy.cs	(revision 441808)
+++ Hierarchy.cs	(working copy)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 						if (m_root == null)
 						{
 							// Create the root logger
-							Logger root = m_defaultFactory.CreateLogger(null);
+							Logger root = m_defaultFactory.CreateLogger(this, null);
 							root.Hierarchy = this;
 
 							// Store root
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@
 		/// </remarks>
 		override public void ResetConfiguration() 
 		{
-			Root.Level = Level.Debug;
-			Threshold = Level.All;
+			Root.Level = LevelMap.LookupWithDefault(Level.Debug);
+			Threshold = LevelMap.LookupWithDefault(Level.All);
 	
 			// the synchronization is needed to prevent hashtable surprises
 			lock(m_ht) 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@
 				Object node = m_ht[key];
 				if (node == null) 
 				{
-					logger = factory.CreateLogger(name);
+					logger = factory.CreateLogger(this, name);
 					logger.Hierarchy = this;
 					m_ht[key] = logger;	  
 					UpdateParents(logger);
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
 				ProvisionNode nodeProvisionNode = node as ProvisionNode;
 				if (nodeProvisionNode != null) 
 				{
-					logger = factory.CreateLogger(name);
+					logger = factory.CreateLogger(this, name);
 					logger.Hierarchy = this; 
 					m_ht[key] = logger;
 					UpdateChildren(nodeProvisionNode, logger);
Index: ILoggerFactory.cs
===================================================================
--- ILoggerFactory.cs	(revision 441808)
+++ ILoggerFactory.cs	(working copy)
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@
 		/// must be returned.
 		/// </para>
 		/// </remarks>
-		Logger CreateLogger(string name);
+		Logger CreateLogger(ILoggerRepository repository, string name);
 	}
 }