diff --git a/gen/go/v1/operations.pb.go b/gen/go/v1/operations.pb.go
index 5ae453e4..8c060c36 100644
--- a/gen/go/v1/operations.pb.go
+++ b/gen/go/v1/operations.pb.go
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ type Operation struct {
 	UnixTimeEndMs int64 `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=unix_time_end_ms,json=unixTimeEndMs,proto3" json:"unix_time_end_ms,omitempty"`
 	// optional, human readable context message, typically an error message.
 	DisplayMessage string `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=display_message,json=displayMessage,proto3" json:"display_message,omitempty"`
+	// logref can point to arbitrary logs associated with the operation.
+	Logref string `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=logref,proto3" json:"logref,omitempty"`
 	// Types that are assignable to Op:
 	//
 	//	*Operation_OperationBackup
@@ -304,6 +306,13 @@ func (x *Operation) GetDisplayMessage() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *Operation) GetLogref() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Logref
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (m *Operation) GetOp() isOperation_Op {
 	if m != nil {
 		return m.Op
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 var (
diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go b/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
index e8c9a2ab..34c95cb0 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Orchestrator struct {
 	repoPool     *resticRepoPool
 	taskQueue    taskQueue
 	hookExecutor *hook.HookExecutor
+	logStore     *rotatinglog.RotatingLog
 
 	// now for the purpose of testing; used by Run() to get the current time.
 	now func() time.Time
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func NewOrchestrator(resticBin string, cfg *v1.Config, oplog *oplog.OpLog, logSt
 			return o.curTime()
 		}),
 		hookExecutor: hook.NewHookExecutor(oplog, logStore),
+		logStore:     logStore,
 	}
 
 	// verify the operation log and mark any incomplete operations as failed.
diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/task.go b/internal/orchestrator/task.go
index 7dd3b298..b39d721c 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/task.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/task.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package orchestrator
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "github.com/garethgeorge/backrest/gen/go/v1"
 	"github.com/garethgeorge/backrest/internal/oplog"
+	"github.com/garethgeorge/backrest/pkg/restic"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 type Task interface {
@@ -59,7 +62,21 @@ func (t *TaskWithOperation) runWithOpAndContext(ctx context.Context, do func(ctx
 	}()
 
 	return WithOperation(t.orch.OpLog, t.op, func() error {
-		return do(ctx, t.op)
+		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+		ctx = restic.ContextWithLogger(ctx, buf)
+
+		err := do(ctx, t.op)
+
+		if bytes := buf.Bytes(); len(bytes) > 0 {
+			ref, e := t.orch.logStore.Write(bytes)
+			if e != nil {
+				errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("failed to write log to logstore: %w", e))
+			}
+			t.op.Logref = ref
+			zap.S().Debug("wrote operation log to %v", ref)
+		}
+
+		return err
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/restic/restic.go b/pkg/restic/restic.go
index 340b16b4..8e8393c1 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/restic.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/restic.go
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ func (r *Repo) pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd *exec.Cmd, handlers ...io.Writer) {
 	cmd.Stderr = io.MultiWriter(handlers...)
 }
 
+func (r *Repo) pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx context.Context, cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+	if logger := LoggerFromContext(ctx); logger != nil {
+		r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, logger)
+	}
+}
+
 // init initializes the repo, the command will be cancelled with the context.
 func (r *Repo) init(ctx context.Context, opts ...GenericOption) error {
 	if r.initialized {
@@ -161,6 +167,11 @@ func (r *Repo) Backup(ctx context.Context, paths []string, progressCallback func
 
 	wg.Wait()
 
+	if logger := LoggerFromContext(ctx); logger != nil && summary != nil {
+		bytes, _ := json.MarshalIndent(summary, "", "  ")
+		logger.Write(bytes)
+	}
+
 	if cmdErr != nil || readErr != nil {
 		return summary, newCmdErrorPreformatted(cmd, capture.String(), errors.Join(cmdErr, readErr))
 	}
@@ -172,6 +183,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Snapshots(ctx context.Context, opts ...GenericOption) ([]*Snapsho
 	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, []string{"snapshots", "--json"}, opts...)
 	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
 
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), err)
@@ -197,6 +209,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Forget(ctx context.Context, policy *RetentionPolicy, opts ...Gene
 	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, args, opts...)
 	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), err)
 	}
@@ -221,6 +234,7 @@ func (r *Repo) ForgetSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapshotId string, opts ...Ge
 	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, args, opts...)
 	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), err)
 	}
@@ -233,6 +247,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Prune(ctx context.Context, pruneOutput io.Writer, opts ...Generic
 	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, args, opts...)
 	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
 	if pruneOutput != nil {
 		r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, pruneOutput)
 	}
@@ -243,21 +258,11 @@ func (r *Repo) Prune(ctx context.Context, pruneOutput io.Writer, opts ...Generic
 }
 
 func (r *Repo) Restore(ctx context.Context, snapshot string, callback func(*RestoreProgressEntry), opts ...GenericOption) (*RestoreProgressEntry, error) {
-	opt := resolveOpts(opts)
-
-	args := []string{"restore", snapshot, "--json"}
-	args = append(args, r.extraArgs...)
-	args = append(args, opt.extraArgs...)
-
+	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, []string{"restore", "--json", snapshot}, opts...)
 	output := newOutputCapturer(outputBufferLimit)
 	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
-	capture := io.MultiWriter(output, writer)
-
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, r.cmd, args...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, r.extraEnv...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, opt.extraEnv...)
-	cmd.Stderr = capture
-	cmd.Stdout = capture
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output, writer)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
 
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, "", err)
@@ -290,7 +295,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Restore(ctx context.Context, snapshot string, callback func(*Rest
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	if cmdErr != nil || readErr != nil {
-		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), errors.Join(cmdErr, readErr))
+		return nil, newCmdErrorPreformatted(cmd, output.String(), errors.Join(cmdErr, readErr))
 	}
 
 	return summary, nil
@@ -302,67 +307,47 @@ func (r *Repo) ListDirectory(ctx context.Context, snapshot string, path string,
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("path must not be empty")
 	}
 
-	opt := resolveOpts(opts)
+	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, []string{"ls", "--json", snapshot, path}, opts...)
+	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
 
-	args := []string{"ls", "--json", snapshot, path}
-	args = append(args, r.extraArgs...)
-	args = append(args, opt.extraArgs...)
-
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, r.cmd, args...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, r.extraEnv...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, opt.extraEnv...)
-
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, newCmdError(cmd, string(output), err)
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), err)
 	}
 
-	snapshots, entries, err := readLs(bytes.NewBuffer(output))
+	snapshots, entries, err := readLs(output)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, newCmdError(cmd, string(output), err)
+		return nil, nil, newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), err)
 	}
 
 	return snapshots, entries, nil
 }
 
 func (r *Repo) Unlock(ctx context.Context, opts ...GenericOption) error {
-	opt := resolveOpts(opts)
-
-	args := []string{"unlock"}
-	args = append(args, r.extraArgs...)
-	args = append(args, opt.extraArgs...)
-
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, r.cmd, args...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, r.extraEnv...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, opt.extraEnv...)
-
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return newCmdError(cmd, string(output), err)
+	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, []string{"unlock"}, opts...)
+	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), err)
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *Repo) Stats(ctx context.Context, opts ...GenericOption) (*RepoStats, error) {
-	opt := resolveOpts(opts)
+	cmd := r.commandWithContext(ctx, []string{"stats", "--json", "--mode=raw-data"}, opts...)
+	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToWriter(cmd, output)
+	r.pipeCmdOutputToLogger(ctx, cmd)
 
-	args := []string{"stats", "--json", "--mode=raw-data"}
-	args = append(args, r.extraArgs...)
-	args = append(args, opt.extraArgs...)
-
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, r.cmd, args...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, r.extraEnv...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, opt.extraEnv...)
-
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, string(output), err)
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), err)
 	}
 
 	var stats RepoStats
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(output, &stats); err != nil {
-		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, string(output), fmt.Errorf("command output is not valid JSON: %w", err))
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(output.Bytes(), &stats); err != nil {
+		return nil, newCmdError(cmd, output.String(), fmt.Errorf("command output is not valid JSON: %w", err))
 	}
 
 	return &stats, nil
diff --git a/proto/v1/operations.proto b/proto/v1/operations.proto
index b9406f36..cc9388d0 100644
--- a/proto/v1/operations.proto
+++ b/proto/v1/operations.proto
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ message Operation {
   int64 unix_time_end_ms = 6;
   // optional, human readable context message, typically an error message.
   string display_message = 7;
+  // logref can point to arbitrary logs associated with the operation.
+  string logref = 9; 
 
   oneof op {
     OperationBackup operation_backup = 100;
diff --git a/webui/gen/ts/v1/authentication_connect.ts b/webui/gen/ts/v1/authentication_connect.ts
index bc813d13..3b3e83be 100644
--- a/webui/gen/ts/v1/authentication_connect.ts
+++ b/webui/gen/ts/v1/authentication_connect.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @generated by protoc-gen-connect-es v1.2.0 with parameter "target=ts"
+// @generated by protoc-gen-connect-es v1.3.0 with parameter "target=ts"
 // @generated from file v1/authentication.proto (package v1, syntax proto3)
 /* eslint-disable */
 // @ts-nocheck
diff --git a/webui/gen/ts/v1/operations_pb.ts b/webui/gen/ts/v1/operations_pb.ts
index 229c6461..0f47879f 100644
--- a/webui/gen/ts/v1/operations_pb.ts
+++ b/webui/gen/ts/v1/operations_pb.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ export class Operation extends Message<Operation> {
    */
   displayMessage = "";
 
+  /**
+   * logref can point to arbitrary logs associated with the operation.
+   *
+   * @generated from field: string logref = 9;
+   */
+  logref = "";
+
   /**
    * @generated from oneof v1.Operation.op
    */
@@ -272,6 +279,7 @@ export class Operation extends Message<Operation> {
     { no: 5, name: "unix_time_start_ms", kind: "scalar", T: 3 /* ScalarType.INT64 */ },
     { no: 6, name: "unix_time_end_ms", kind: "scalar", T: 3 /* ScalarType.INT64 */ },
     { no: 7, name: "display_message", kind: "scalar", T: 9 /* ScalarType.STRING */ },
+    { no: 9, name: "logref", kind: "scalar", T: 9 /* ScalarType.STRING */ },
     { no: 100, name: "operation_backup", kind: "message", T: OperationBackup, oneof: "op" },
     { no: 101, name: "operation_index_snapshot", kind: "message", T: OperationIndexSnapshot, oneof: "op" },
     { no: 102, name: "operation_forget", kind: "message", T: OperationForget, oneof: "op" },
diff --git a/webui/gen/ts/v1/service_connect.ts b/webui/gen/ts/v1/service_connect.ts
index 4def3948..4816f668 100644
--- a/webui/gen/ts/v1/service_connect.ts
+++ b/webui/gen/ts/v1/service_connect.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @generated by protoc-gen-connect-es v1.2.0 with parameter "target=ts"
+// @generated by protoc-gen-connect-es v1.3.0 with parameter "target=ts"
 // @generated from file v1/service.proto (package v1, syntax proto3)
 /* eslint-disable */
 // @ts-nocheck
diff --git a/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx b/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
index 9b5f079e..8bfc9d71 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Collapse,
   Empty,
   List,
+  Modal,
   Progress,
   Row,
   Typography,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import _ from "lodash";
 import { LogDataRequest } from "../../gen/ts/v1/service_pb";
 import { MessageInstance } from "antd/es/message/interface";
 import { backrestService } from "../api";
+import { useShowModal } from "./ModalManager";
 
 
 export const OperationRow = ({
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ export const OperationRow = ({
   alertApi,
   showPlan,
 }: React.PropsWithoutRef<{ operation: Operation, alertApi?: MessageInstance, showPlan: boolean }>) => {
+  const showModal = useShowModal();
   const details = detailsForOperation(operation);
   const displayType = getTypeForDisplay(operation);
   let avatar: React.ReactNode;
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ export const OperationRow = ({
   if (operation.status === OperationStatus.STATUS_PENDING || operation.status == OperationStatus.STATUS_INPROGRESS) {
     title = <>
       {title}
-      <Button type="link" size="small" onClick={() => {
+      <Button type="link" size="small" className="backrest operation-details" onClick={() => {
         backrestService.cancel({ value: operation.id! }).then(() => {
           alertApi?.success("Requested to cancel operation");
         }).catch((e) => {
@@ -107,6 +110,22 @@ export const OperationRow = ({
     </>
   }
 
+  if (operation.logref) {
+    title = <>
+      {title}
+      <small>
+        <Button type="link" size="middle" className="backrest operation-details" onClick={() => {
+          showModal(<Modal
+            width="50%"
+            title={"Logs for operation " + opName + " at " + formatTime(Number(operation.unixTimeStartMs))}
+            visible={true} footer={null} onCancel={() => { showModal(null); }}>
+            <BigOperationDataVerbatim logref={operation.logref!} />
+          </Modal>);
+        }}>[View Restic Logs]</Button>
+      </small >
+    </>
+  }
+
   let body: React.ReactNode | undefined;
 
   if (operation.op.case === "operationBackup") {
@@ -179,18 +198,19 @@ export const OperationRow = ({
     body = <RunHookOperationStatus op={operation} />
   }
 
+  const children = [];
+
   if (operation.displayMessage) {
-    body = (
-      <>
-        <pre>{details.state}: {operation.displayMessage}</pre>
-        {body}
-      </>
-    );
+    children.push(<>
+      <pre>{details.state}: {operation.displayMessage}</pre>
+    </>);
   }
 
+  children.push(body);
+
   return (
     <List.Item>
-      <List.Item.Meta title={title} avatar={avatar} description={body} />
+      <List.Item.Meta title={title} avatar={avatar} description={children} />
     </List.Item>
   );
 };
diff --git a/webui/src/views/App.tsx b/webui/src/views/App.tsx
index 5aa555e0..45c94866 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/App.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/App.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const App: React.FC = () => {
           </small>
           <Button
             type="text"
-            style={{ marginLeft: "10px", color: "white" }}
+            style={{ marginLeft: "10px", color: "white", visibility: config?.auth?.disabled ? "hidden" : "visible" }}
             onClick={() => {
               setAuthToken("");
               window.location.reload();
diff --git a/webui/src/views/SettingsModal.tsx b/webui/src/views/SettingsModal.tsx
index d549216d..5241afdc 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/SettingsModal.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/SettingsModal.tsx
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export const SettingsModal = () => {
           <Form.Item label="Users" required={true}>
             <Form.List
               name={["auth", "users"]}
-              initialValue={config.auth?.users || []}
+              initialValue={config.auth?.users?.map(protoToObj) || []}
             >
               {(fields, { add, remove }) => (
                 <>
@@ -214,3 +214,7 @@ export const SettingsModal = () => {
     </>
   );
 };
+
+const protoToObj = (proto: any) => {
+  return JSON.parse(proto.toJsonString());
+}
\ No newline at end of file