diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 0d1ef36d88..1256ae5afe 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ Trunk (Unreleased)
     HADOOP-11495. Convert site documentation from apt to markdown
     (Masatake Iwasaki via aw)
 
+    HADOOP-11575. Daemon log documentation is misleading
+    (Naganarasimha G R via aw)
+
   BUG FIXES
 
     HADOOP-11473. test-patch says "-1 overall" even when all checks are +1
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/log/LogLevel.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/log/LogLevel.java
index 4749ce19a6..baf71b649d 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/log/LogLevel.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/log/LogLevel.java
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 @InterfaceStability.Evolving
 public class LogLevel {
   public static final String USAGES = "\nUsage: General options are:\n"
-      + "\t[-getlevel <host:httpPort> <name>]\n"
-      + "\t[-setlevel <host:httpPort> <name> <level>]\n";
+      + "\t[-getlevel <host:httpPort> <classname>]\n"
+      + "\t[-setlevel <host:httpPort> <classname> <level>]\n";
 
   /**
    * A command line implementation
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response
       if (logName != null) {
         out.println("<br /><hr /><h3>Results</h3>");
         out.println(MARKER
-            + "Submitted Log Name: <b>" + logName + "</b><br />");
+            + "Submitted Class Name: <b>" + logName + "</b><br />");
 
         Log log = LogFactory.getLog(logName);
         out.println(MARKER
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ else if (log instanceof Jdk14Logger) {
     }
 
     static final String FORMS = "\n<br /><hr /><h3>Get / Set</h3>"
-        + "\n<form>Log: <input type='text' size='50' name='log' /> "
+        + "\n<form>Class Name: <input type='text' size='50' name='log' /> "
         + "<input type='submit' value='Get Log Level' />"
         + "</form>"
-        + "\n<form>Log: <input type='text' size='50' name='log' /> "
+        + "\n<form>Class Name: <input type='text' size='50' name='log' /> "
         + "Level: <input type='text' name='level' /> "
         + "<input type='submit' value='Set Log Level' />"
         + "</form>";
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md
index f0c0367c12..62235c5643 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md
@@ -212,14 +212,16 @@ Commands useful for administrators of a hadoop cluster.
 
 ### `daemonlog`
 
-Usage: `hadoop daemonlog -getlevel <host:port> <name> ` Usage: `hadoop daemonlog -setlevel <host:port> <name> <level> `
+Usage: `hadoop daemonlog -getlevel <host:httpport> <classname> ` Usage: `hadoop daemonlog -setlevel <host:httpport> <classname> <level> `
 
 | COMMAND\_OPTION | Description |
 |:---- |:---- |
-| `-getlevel` *host:port* *name* | Prints the log level of the daemon running at *host:port*. This command internally connects to http://host:port/logLevel?log=name |
-| `-setlevel` *host:port* *name* *level* | Sets the log level of the daemon running at *host:port*. This command internally connects to http://host:port/logLevel?log=name |
+| `-getlevel` *host:httpport* *classname* | Prints the log level of the log identified by a qualified *classname*, in the daemon running at *host:httpport*. This command internally connects to `http://<host:httpport>/logLevel?log=<classname>` |
+| `-setlevel` *host:httpport* *classname* *level* | Sets the log level of the log identified by a qualified *classname*, in the daemon running at *host:httpport*. This command internally connects to `http://<host:httpport>/logLevel?log=<classname>&level=<level>` |
 
-Get/Set the log level for each daemon.
+Get/Set the log level for a Log identified by a qualified class name in the daemon.
+
+	Example: $ bin/hadoop daemonlog -setlevel 127.0.0.1:50070 org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode DEBUG
 
 Files
 -----
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm
index 6333d70163..67f8a581a6 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm
@@ -194,24 +194,27 @@ YARN Commands
   Usage:
 
 ---------------------------------
-   yarn daemonlog -getlevel <host:port> <name>
-   yarn daemonlog -setlevel <host:port> <name> <level>
+   yarn daemonlog -getlevel <host:httpport> <classname>
+   yarn daemonlog -setlevel <host:httpport> <classname> <level>
 ---------------------------------
 
 *---------------+--------------+
 || COMMAND_OPTIONS || Description                   |
 *---------------+--------------+
-| -getlevel \<host:port\> \<name\> | Prints the log level of the daemon running
-| | at \<host:port\>. This command internally connects to
-| | http://\<host:port\>/logLevel?log=\<name\>
+| -getlevel \<host:httpport\> \<classname\> | Prints the log level of the log identified  
+| | by a qualified \<classname\>, in the daemon running at \<host:httpport\>. This 
+| | command internally connects to http://\<host:httpport\>/logLevel?log=\<classname\>
 *---------------+--------------+
-| -setlevel \<host:port\> \<name\> \<level\> | Sets the log level of the daemon
-| | running at \<host:port\>. This command internally connects to
-| | http://\<host:port\>/logLevel?log=\<name\>
+| -setlevel \<host:httpport\> \<classname\> \<level\> | Sets the log level of the log 
+| | identified by a qualified \<classname\> in the daemon running at \<host:httpport\>. 
+| | This command internally connects to http://\<host:httpport\>/logLevel?log=\<classname\>&level=\<level\>
 *---------------+--------------+
 
-  Get/Set the log level for each daemon.
+  Get/Set the log level for a Log identified by a qualified class name in the daemon.
 
+----
+  Example: $ bin/yarn daemonlog -setlevel 127.0.0.1:8088 org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMAppImpl DEBUG
+----
 
 ** <<<nodemanager>>>