diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/GridConfig.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/GridConfig.cs
index a3c103280e..87fd3f0275 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/GridConfig.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/GridConfig.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         public string SimSendKey = String.Empty;
         public string UserRecvKey = String.Empty;
         public string UserSendKey = String.Empty;
+        public string ConsoleUser = String.Empty;
+        public string ConsolePass = String.Empty;
 
         public GridConfig(string description, string filename)
         {
@@ -95,6 +97,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                                                 "Allow regions to register immediately upon grid server startup? true/false", 
                                                 "True", 
                                                 false);            
+            m_configMember.addConfigurationOption("console_user", ConfigurationOption.ConfigurationTypes.TYPE_STRING,
+                                                 "Remote console access user name [Default: disabled]", "0", false);
+
+            m_configMember.addConfigurationOption("console_pass", ConfigurationOption.ConfigurationTypes.TYPE_STRING,
+                                                 "Remote console access password [Default: disabled]", "0", false);
+
         }
 
         public bool handleIncomingConfiguration(string configuration_key, object configuration_result)
@@ -140,9 +148,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                 case "allow_region_registration":
                     AllowRegionRegistration = (bool)configuration_result;
                     break;                
+                case "console_user":
+                    ConsoleUser = (string)configuration_result;
+                    break;
+                case "console_pass":
+                    ConsolePass = (string)configuration_result;
+                    break;
             }
 
             return true;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridServerBase.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridServerBase.cs
index c41a728e05..e3ad52abb1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridServerBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/GridServerBase.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Timers;
 using log4net;
+using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.GridServer
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
         protected GridConfig m_config;
+        public string m_consoleType = "local";
+        public IConfigSource m_configSource = null;
 
         public GridConfig Config
         {
@@ -71,16 +74,36 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.GridServer
 
         public GridServerBase()
         {
-            m_console = new LocalConsole("Grid");
-            MainConsole.Instance = m_console;
         }
 
         protected override void StartupSpecific()
         {
+            switch (m_consoleType)
+            {
+            case "rest":
+                m_console = new RemoteConsole("Grid");
+                break;
+            case "basic":
+                m_console = new CommandConsole("Grid");
+                break;
+            default:
+                m_console = new LocalConsole("Grid");
+                break;
+            }
+            MainConsole.Instance = m_console;
             m_config = new GridConfig("GRID SERVER", (Path.Combine(Util.configDir(), "GridServer_Config.xml")));
 
             m_log.Info("[GRID]: Starting HTTP process");
             m_httpServer = new BaseHttpServer(m_config.HttpPort);
+            if (m_console is RemoteConsole)
+            {
+                RemoteConsole c = (RemoteConsole)m_console;
+                c.SetServer(m_httpServer);
+                IConfig netConfig = m_configSource.AddConfig("Network");
+                netConfig.Set("ConsoleUser", m_config.ConsoleUser);
+                netConfig.Set("ConsolePass", m_config.ConsolePass);
+                c.ReadConfig(m_configSource);
+            }
 
             LoadPlugins();
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Program.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Program.cs
index 9618b855d2..c7ba897b9a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Program.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 using log4net.Config;
+using Nini.Config;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Grid.GridServer
 {
@@ -33,10 +34,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.GridServer
     {
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
+            ArgvConfigSource argvSource = new ArgvConfigSource(args);
+            argvSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "console", "c");
+
             XmlConfigurator.Configure();
 
             GridServerBase app = new GridServerBase();
 
+            IConfig startupConfig = argvSource.Configs["Startup"];
+            if (startupConfig != null)
+            {
+                app.m_consoleType = startupConfig.GetString("console", "local");
+            }
+
+            app.m_configSource = argvSource;
+
 //            if (args.Length > 0 && args[0] == "-setuponly")
 //            {
 //                app.Config();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs
index f47a96ef03..1ee53ef6ec 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.UserServer
 
             if (m_console is RemoteConsole)
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine("Initialized REST console");
                 RemoteConsole c = (RemoteConsole)m_console;
                 c.SetServer(m_httpServer);
                 IConfig netConfig = m_config.AddConfig("Network");
diff --git a/prebuild.xml b/prebuild.xml
index 4f110c4487..216a02e5a3 100644
--- a/prebuild.xml
+++ b/prebuild.xml
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverse.dll"/>
       <Reference name="XMLRPC.dll"/>
       <Reference name="log4net.dll"/>
+      <Reference name="Nini.dll"/>
 
       <Files>
         <Match pattern="*.cs" recurse="true"/>