diff --git a/lib/vty.c b/lib/vty.c
index 974f5380d38b..e58e0293fb96 100644
--- a/lib/vty.c
+++ b/lib/vty.c
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ static bool mgmt_candidate_ds_wr_locked;
 static uint64_t mgmt_client_id_next;
 static uint64_t mgmt_last_req_id = UINT64_MAX;
 
+static bool vty_debug;
+#define VTY_DBG(fmt, ...)                                                      \
+	do {                                                                   \
+		if (vty_debug)                                                 \
+			zlog_debug(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);                        \
+	} while (0)
+
 PREDECL_DLIST(vtyservs);
 
 struct vty_serv {
@@ -3273,9 +3280,9 @@ void vty_init_vtysh(void)
 static void vty_mgmt_server_connected(uintptr_t lib_hndl, uintptr_t usr_data,
 				      bool connected)
 {
-	zlog_err("%sGot %sconnected %s MGMTD Frontend Server",
-		 !connected ? "ERROR: " : "", !connected ? "dis: " : "",
-		 !connected ? "from" : "to");
+	VTY_DBG("%sGot %sconnected %s MGMTD Frontend Server",
+		!connected ? "ERROR: " : "", !connected ? "dis: " : "",
+		!connected ? "from" : "to");
 
 	mgmt_fe_connected = connected;
 
@@ -3295,15 +3302,13 @@ static void vty_mgmt_session_created(uintptr_t lib_hndl, uintptr_t usr_data,
 	vty = (struct vty *)session_ctx;
 
 	if (!success) {
-		zlog_err("%s session for client %llu failed!",
-			 create ? "Creating" : "Destroying",
-			 (unsigned long long)client_id);
+		zlog_err("%s session for client %" PRIu64 " failed!",
+			 create ? "Creating" : "Destroying", client_id);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	zlog_err("%s session for client %llu successfully!",
-		 create ? "Created" : "Destroyed",
-		 (unsigned long long)client_id);
+	VTY_DBG("%s session for client %" PRIu64 " successfully",
+		create ? "Created" : "Destroyed", client_id);
 	if (create)
 		vty->mgmt_session_id = session_id;
 }
@@ -3320,13 +3325,13 @@ static void vty_mgmt_ds_lock_notified(uintptr_t lib_hndl, uintptr_t usr_data,
 	vty = (struct vty *)session_ctx;
 
 	if (!success) {
-		zlog_err("%socking for DS %u failed! Err: '%s'",
+		zlog_err("%socking for DS %u failed, Err: '%s'",
 			 lock_ds ? "L" : "Unl", ds_id, errmsg_if_any);
-		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: %socking for DS %u failed! Err: '%s'\n",
+		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: %socking for DS %u failed, Err: '%s'\n",
 			lock_ds ? "L" : "Unl", ds_id, errmsg_if_any);
 	} else {
-		zlog_err("%socked DS %u successfully!", lock_ds ? "L" : "Unl",
-			 ds_id);
+		VTY_DBG("%socked DS %u successfully", lock_ds ? "L" : "Unl",
+			ds_id);
 	}
 
 	vty_mgmt_resume_response(vty, success);
@@ -3342,17 +3347,15 @@ static void vty_mgmt_set_config_result_notified(
 	vty = (struct vty *)session_ctx;
 
 	if (!success) {
-		zlog_err(
-			"SET_CONFIG request for client 0x%llx failed! Error: '%s'",
-			(unsigned long long)client_id,
-			errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
-		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: SET_CONFIG request failed! Error: %s\n",
+		zlog_err("SET_CONFIG request for client 0x%" PRIx64
+			 " failed, Error: '%s'",
+			 client_id, errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
+		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: SET_CONFIG request failed, Error: %s\n",
 			errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
 	} else {
-		zlog_err(
-			"SET_CONFIG request for client 0x%llx req-id %llu was successfull!",
-			(unsigned long long)client_id,
-			(unsigned long long)req_id);
+		VTY_DBG("SET_CONFIG request for client 0x%" PRIx64
+			" req-id %" PRIu64 " was successfull",
+			client_id, req_id);
 	}
 
 	vty_mgmt_resume_response(vty, success);
@@ -3369,17 +3372,15 @@ static void vty_mgmt_commit_config_result_notified(
 	vty = (struct vty *)session_ctx;
 
 	if (!success) {
-		zlog_err(
-			"COMMIT_CONFIG request for client 0x%llx failed! Error: '%s'",
-			(unsigned long long)client_id,
-			errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
-		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: COMMIT_CONFIG request failed! Error: %s\n",
+		zlog_err("COMMIT_CONFIG request for client 0x%" PRIx64
+			 " failed, Error: '%s'",
+			 client_id, errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
+		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: COMMIT_CONFIG request failed, Error: %s\n",
 			errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
 	} else {
-		zlog_err(
-			"COMMIT_CONFIG request for client 0x%llx req-id %llu was successfull!",
-			(unsigned long long)client_id,
-			(unsigned long long)req_id);
+		VTY_DBG("COMMIT_CONFIG request for client 0x%" PRIx64
+			" req-id %" PRIu64 " was successfull",
+			client_id, req_id);
 		if (errmsg_if_any)
 			vty_out(vty, "MGMTD: %s\n", errmsg_if_any);
 	}
@@ -3399,19 +3400,18 @@ static enum mgmt_result vty_mgmt_get_data_result_notified(
 	vty = (struct vty *)session_ctx;
 
 	if (!success) {
-		zlog_err(
-			"GET_DATA request for client 0x%llx failed! Error: '%s'",
-			(unsigned long long)client_id,
-			errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
-		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: GET_DATA request failed! Error: %s\n",
+		zlog_err("GET_DATA request for client 0x%" PRIx64
+			 " failed, Error: '%s'",
+			 client_id, errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
+		vty_out(vty, "ERROR: GET_DATA request failed, Error: %s\n",
 			errmsg_if_any ? errmsg_if_any : "Unknown");
 		vty_mgmt_resume_response(vty, success);
 		return MGMTD_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	zlog_debug(
-		"GET_DATA request for client 0x%llx req-id %llu was successfull!",
-		(unsigned long long)client_id, (unsigned long long)req_id);
+	VTY_DBG("GET_DATA request for client 0x%" PRIx64 " req-id %" PRIu64
+		" was successfull!",
+		client_id, req_id);
 
 	if (req_id != mgmt_last_req_id) {
 		mgmt_last_req_id = req_id;
@@ -3469,10 +3469,10 @@ int vty_mgmt_send_lockds_req(struct vty *vty, Mgmtd__DatastoreId ds_id,
 				      vty->mgmt_req_id, ds_id, lock);
 		if (ret != MGMTD_SUCCESS) {
 			zlog_err(
-				"Failed to send %sLOCK-DS-REQ to MGMTD for req-id %llu.",
-				lock ? "" : "UN",
-				(unsigned long long)vty->mgmt_req_id);
-			vty_out(vty, "Failed to send %sLOCK-DS-REQ to MGMTD!",
+				"Failed to send %sLOCK-DS-REQ to MGMTD for req-id %"
+				PRIu64 ".",
+				lock ? "" : "UN", vty->mgmt_req_id);
+			vty_out(vty, "Failed to send %sLOCK-DS-REQ to MGMTD!\n",
 				lock ? "" : "UN");
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -3549,6 +3549,7 @@ int vty_mgmt_send_config_data(struct vty *vty)
 				   MGMTD_DS_RUNNING) != MGMTD_SUCCESS) {
 			zlog_err("Failed to send %d Config Xpaths to MGMTD!!",
 				 (int)indx);
+			vty_out(vty, "Failed to send SETCFG-REQ to MGMTD!\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -3570,9 +3571,10 @@ int vty_mgmt_send_commit_config(struct vty *vty, bool validate_only, bool abort)
 			abort);
 		if (ret != MGMTD_SUCCESS) {
 			zlog_err(
-				"Failed to send COMMIT-REQ to MGMTD for req-id %llu.",
-				(unsigned long long)vty->mgmt_req_id);
-			vty_out(vty, "Failed to send COMMIT-REQ to MGMTD!");
+				"Failed to send COMMIT-REQ to MGMTD for req-id %"
+				PRIu64 ".",
+				vty->mgmt_req_id);
+			vty_out(vty, "Failed to send COMMIT-REQ to MGMTD!\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -3608,9 +3610,11 @@ int vty_mgmt_send_get_config(struct vty *vty, Mgmtd__DatastoreId datastore,
 				      num_req);
 
 	if (ret != MGMTD_SUCCESS) {
-		zlog_err("Failed to send GET-CONFIG to MGMTD for req-id %llu.",
-			 (unsigned long long)vty->mgmt_req_id);
-		vty_out(vty, "Failed to send GET-CONFIG to MGMTD!");
+		zlog_err(
+			"Failed to send GET-CONFIG to MGMTD for req-id %" PRIu64
+			".",
+			vty->mgmt_req_id);
+		vty_out(vty, "Failed to send GET-CONFIG to MGMTD!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -3643,9 +3647,10 @@ int vty_mgmt_send_get_data(struct vty *vty, Mgmtd__DatastoreId datastore,
 			       vty->mgmt_req_id, datastore, getreq, num_req);
 
 	if (ret != MGMTD_SUCCESS) {
-		zlog_err("Failed to send GET-DATA to MGMTD for req-id %llu.",
-			 (unsigned long long)vty->mgmt_req_id);
-		vty_out(vty, "Failed to send GET-DATA to MGMTD!");
+		zlog_err("Failed to send GET-DATA to MGMTD for req-id %" PRIu64
+			 ".",
+			 vty->mgmt_req_id);
+		vty_out(vty, "Failed to send GET-DATA to MGMTD!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c
index 58c49b8789e0..05a67a89cd56 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define MGMTD_DS_DBG(fmt, ...)                                                 \
 	do {                                                                   \
 		if (mgmt_debug_ds)                                             \
-			zlog_err("%s: " fmt, __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__);         \
+			zlog_debug("%s: " fmt, __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__);       \
 	} while (0)
 #define MGMTD_DS_ERR(fmt, ...)                                                 \
 	zlog_err("%s: ERROR: " fmt, __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
index 2ba0cb413a12..05844653ceb1 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 #define MGMTD_TXN_ERR(fmt, ...)                                               \
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s: ERROR, " fmt "\n", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #else /* REDIRECT_DEBUG_TO_STDERR */
-#define MGMTD_TXN_DBG(fmt, ...)                                               \
+#define MGMTD_TXN_DBG(fmt, ...)                                                \
 	do {                                                                   \
-		if (mgmt_debug_txn)                                           \
-			zlog_err("%s: " fmt, __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__);         \
+		if (mgmt_debug_txn)                                            \
+			zlog_debug("%s: " fmt, __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__);       \
 	} while (0)
 #define MGMTD_TXN_ERR(fmt, ...)                                               \
 	zlog_err("%s: ERROR: " fmt, __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)