diff --git a/shell/db.js b/shell/db.js
index 3a82ecb0798..eef7d8dcef0 100644
--- a/shell/db.js
+++ b/shell/db.js
@@ -533,9 +533,9 @@ DB.prototype.tojson = function(){
 
 DB.prototype.toString = function(){
     return this._name;
-}
-
-DB.prototype.isMaster = function(){ return this.runCommand("isMaster");}
+}
+
+DB.prototype.isMaster = function () { return this.runCommand("isMaster"); }
 
 DB.prototype.currentOp = function(){
     return db.$cmd.sys.inprog.findOne();
diff --git a/shell/mongo_vstudio.cpp b/shell/mongo_vstudio.cpp
index 14de9667a56..c07a096976a 100644
--- a/shell/mongo_vstudio.cpp
+++ b/shell/mongo_vstudio.cpp
@@ -659,10 +659,12 @@ const char * jsconcatcode =
  "print(\"\\trs.addArb(hostportstr)          add a new member which is arbiterOnly:true\");\n"
  "print(\"\\trs.stepDown()                   step down as primary (momentarily)\");\n"
  "print(\"\\trs.conf()                       return configuration from local.system.replset\");\n"
+ "print(\"\\trs.slaveOk()                    shorthand for db.getMongo().setSlaveOk()\");\n"
  "print();\n"
  "print(\"\\tdb.isMaster()                   check who is primary\");\n"
  "print();\n"
  "print(\"\\tsee also http://<mongod_host>:28017/_replSet for additional diagnostic info\");}\n"
+ "rs.slaveOk = function () { return db.getMongo().setSlaveOk(); }\n"
  "rs.status = function () { return db._adminCommand(\"replSetGetStatus\"); }\n"
  "rs.isMaster = function () { return db.isMaster(); }\n"
  "rs.initiate = function (c) { return db._adminCommand({ replSetInitiate: c }); }\n"
@@ -990,7 +992,7 @@ const char * jsconcatcode =
  "return this._name;}\n"
  "DB.prototype.toString = function(){\n"
  "return this._name;}\n"
- "DB.prototype.isMaster = function(){ return this.runCommand(\"isMaster\");}\n"
+ "DB.prototype.isMaster = function () { return this.runCommand(\"isMaster\"); }\n"
  "DB.prototype.currentOp = function(){\n"
  "return db.$cmd.sys.inprog.findOne();}\n"
  "DB.prototype.currentOP = DB.prototype.currentOp;\n"
diff --git a/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj b/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj
index ac69f2d9dd8..b158b9ecd48 100644
--- a/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj
+++ b/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\s\d_util.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\s\shardconnection.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\util\background.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\util\log.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\util\mmap.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\util\password.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\util\text.cpp" />
diff --git a/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj.filters b/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj.filters
index 85309db6b79..426a8b06332 100644
--- a/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/shell/msvc/mongo.vcxproj.filters
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\mongo-server.cpp">
       <Filter>shell\generated_from_js</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\util\log.cpp">
+      <Filter>shared source files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\..\SConstruct" />
diff --git a/shell/utils.js b/shell/utils.js
index fd0e6281a3c..65fb52ed073 100644
--- a/shell/utils.js
+++ b/shell/utils.js
@@ -1046,22 +1046,24 @@ Geo.distance = function( a , b ){
                       Math.pow( bx - ax , 2 ) );
 }
 
-rs = function () { return "try rs.help()"; }
-
-rs.help = function () {
-    print("\trs.status()                     { replSetGetStatus : 1 } checks repl set status");
-    print("\trs.initiate()                   { replSetInitiate : null } initiates set with default settings");
-    print("\trs.initiate(cfg)                { replSetInitiate : cfg } initiates set with configuration cfg");
-    print("\trs.add(hostportstr)             add a new member to the set with default attributes");
-    print("\trs.add(membercfgobj)            add a new member to the set with extra attributes");
-    print("\trs.addArb(hostportstr)          add a new member which is arbiterOnly:true");
-    print("\trs.stepDown()                   step down as primary (momentarily)");
-    print("\trs.conf()                       return configuration from local.system.replset");
-    print();
-    print("\tdb.isMaster()                   check who is primary");
-    print();
-    print("\tsee also http://<mongod_host>:28017/_replSet for additional diagnostic info");
-}
+rs = function () { return "try rs.help()"; }
+
+rs.help = function () {
+    print("\trs.status()                     { replSetGetStatus : 1 } checks repl set status");
+    print("\trs.initiate()                   { replSetInitiate : null } initiates set with default settings");
+    print("\trs.initiate(cfg)                { replSetInitiate : cfg } initiates set with configuration cfg");
+    print("\trs.add(hostportstr)             add a new member to the set with default attributes");
+    print("\trs.add(membercfgobj)            add a new member to the set with extra attributes");
+    print("\trs.addArb(hostportstr)          add a new member which is arbiterOnly:true");
+    print("\trs.stepDown()                   step down as primary (momentarily)");
+    print("\trs.conf()                       return configuration from local.system.replset");
+    print("\trs.slaveOk()                    shorthand for db.getMongo().setSlaveOk()");
+    print();
+    print("\tdb.isMaster()                   check who is primary");
+    print();
+    print("\tsee also http://<mongod_host>:28017/_replSet for additional diagnostic info");
+}
+rs.slaveOk = function () { return db.getMongo().setSlaveOk(); }
 rs.status = function () { return db._adminCommand("replSetGetStatus"); }
 rs.isMaster = function () { return db.isMaster(); }
 rs.initiate = function (c) { return db._adminCommand({ replSetInitiate: c }); }