diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/post-install b/oam/install_scripts/post-install
index aff6b8f1a..145c5c010 100755
--- a/oam/install_scripts/post-install
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/post-install
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ The next steps are:
 
 export COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR=$installdir
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$installdir/lib:$installdir/mysql/lib/mysql
-$installdir/bin/postConfigure -i $installdir
+$installdir/bin/postConfigure --installdir=$installdir
 
 EOD
 	else
@@ -282,13 +282,13 @@ If you are intending to install MariaDB Columnstore over Hadoop, the next steps
 export COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR=$installdir
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$installdir/lib:$installdir/mysql/lib/mysql
 . $installdir/bin/setenv-hdfs-20
-$installdir/bin/postConfigure -i $installdir
+$installdir/bin/postConfigure --installdir=$installdir
 
 If you are intending to install MariaDB Columnstore without Hadoop, the next steps are:
 
 export COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR=$installdir
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$installdir/lib:$installdir/mysql/lib/mysql
-$installdir/bin/postConfigure -i $installdir
+$installdir/bin/postConfigure --installdir=$installdir
 
 EOD
 		else
@@ -321,13 +321,13 @@ If you are intending to install MariaDB Columnstore over Hadoop, the next steps
 export COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR=$installdir
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$installdir/lib:$installdir/mysql/lib/mysql:$libpath
 . $installdir/bin/setenv-hdfs-12
-$installdir/bin/postConfigure -i $installdir
+$installdir/bin/postConfigure --installdir=$installdir
 
 If you are intending to install MariaDB Columnstore without Hadoop, the next steps are:
 
 export COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR=$installdir
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$installdir/lib:$installdir/mysql/lib/mysql
-$installdir/bin/postConfigure -i $installdir
+$installdir/bin/postConfigure --installdir=$installdir
 
 EOD
 			else
diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/rsync.sh b/oam/install_scripts/rsync.sh
index 476393eb4..d7d73d2d0 100755
--- a/oam/install_scripts/rsync.sh
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/rsync.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if { $PASSWORD == "ssh" } {
 	set PASSWORD ""
 }
 
-set COMMAND "rsync -vopgr -e ssh --exclude=mysql/ --exclude=test/ --exclude=infinidb_vtable/ --exclude=infinidb_querystats/ --exclude=calpontsys/ --include=*/ --include=*/* --exclude=* $INSTALLDIR/mysql/db/ $USERNAME$@SERVER:$INSTALLDIR/mysql/db/"
+set COMMAND "rsync -vopgr -e ssh --exclude=mysql/ --exclude=test/ --exclude=infinidb_vtable/ --exclude=infinidb_querystats/ --exclude=calpontsys/ --include=*/ --include=*/* --exclude=* $INSTALLDIR/mysql/db/ $USERNAME@$SERVER:$INSTALLDIR/mysql/db/"
 
 #
 # run command
diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp b/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp
index c2157bc5d..a0a2d5825 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int sendReplicationRequest(int IserverTypeInstall, std::string password, std::st
 							returnStatus = sendMsgProcMon( (*pt).DeviceName, msg1, requestID, 600 );
 			
 							if ( returnStatus != API_SUCCESS) {
-								cout << endl << "ERROR: Error return in running the MariaDB Columnstore Master DB Distribute, check /tmp/master-dist.logs on " << masterModule << endl;
+								cout << endl << "ERROR: Error return in running the MariaDB Columnstore Master DB Distribute, check /tmp/master-dist*.logs on " << masterModule << endl;
 								return returnStatus;
 							}
 
diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp b/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
index cbeb1da05..50bed8e64 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
@@ -336,17 +336,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		// for backward compatibility
 		else if( string("-n") == argv[i] )
 			noPrompting = true;
-		else if( string("-i") == argv[i] ) {
+		else if( string("--installdir=") == argv[i] ) {
 			i++;
 			if (i >= argc ) {
 				cout << "   ERROR: install dir not provided" << endl;
 				exit (1);
 			}
 			installDir = argv[i];
-			if ( installDir.find("-") != string::npos ) {
-				cout << "   ERROR: Valid install dir not provided" << endl;
-				exit (1);
-			}			
 		}
 		else if( string("-port") == argv[i] ) {
 			i++;