diff --git a/dbcon/mysql/install_calpont_mysql.sh b/dbcon/mysql/install_calpont_mysql.sh
index 1080e69bc..e81394cab 100755
--- a/dbcon/mysql/install_calpont_mysql.sh
+++ b/dbcon/mysql/install_calpont_mysql.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ done
 
 df=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf
 
-$installdir/mysql/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$df --force --user=root mysql 2> ${tmpdir}mysql_install.log <<EOD
+$installdir/mysql/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$df --force --user=root mysql 2> ${tmpdir}/mysql_install.log <<EOD
 INSTALL PLUGIN columnstore SONAME 'libcalmysql.so';
 INSTALL PLUGIN infinidb SONAME 'libcalmysql.so';
 INSTALL PLUGIN columnstore_tables SONAME 'is_columnstore_tables.so';
diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/columnstore b/oam/install_scripts/columnstore
index 71dc7ee5c..38b6bc15c 100644
--- a/oam/install_scripts/columnstore
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/columnstore
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fi
 lockdir=`$InstallDir/bin/getConfig Installation LockFileDirectory`
 
 #get temp directory
-tmpDir=`$installdir/bin/getConfig SystemConfig SystemTempFileDir`
+tmpDir=`$InstallDir/bin/getConfig SystemConfig SystemTempFileDir`
 
 checkInstallSetup() {
 	InitialInstallFlag=`$InstallDir/bin/getConfig -c $InstallDir/etc/Columnstore.xml Installation InitialInstallFlag`
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ start() {
 	RETVAL=0
 	echo "Starting MariaDB Columnstore Database Platform"
 	rm -f ${tmpDir}/StopColumnstore
-	exec $InstallDir/bin/run.sh $InstallDir/bin/ProcMon  > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+	exec $InstallDir/bin/run.sh -l ${tmpDir} $InstallDir/bin/ProcMon  > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 
 	return $RETVAL
 }	
diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/run.sh b/oam/install_scripts/run.sh
index accdd3be2..9cc72ba4b 100755
--- a/oam/install_scripts/run.sh
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/run.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 # $Id$
 #
 
-usage="usage: run.sh [-vh] [-s sleep] [-t tries] executable"
+usage="usage: run.sh [-vh] [-s sleep] [-t tries] [-l logDir] executable"
 
 vflg=0
 sopt="5"
 topt="0"
+lopt="/tmp/columnstore_tmp_files"
 
-while getopts "vs:t:h" flag; do
+while getopts "vs:t:h:l" flag; do
 	case $flag in
 	v) vflg=1
 		;;
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ while getopts "vs:t:h" flag; do
 		;;
 	t) topt=$OPTARG
 		;;
+	t) lopt=$OPTARG
+		;;
 	h) echo $usage
 		exit 0
 		;;
@@ -45,12 +48,9 @@ if [ $vflg -gt 0 ]; then
 	echo "starting $exename $args with sleep=$sopt and tries=$topt"
 fi
 
-#get temp directory
-tmpDir=`$installdir/bin/getConfig SystemConfig SystemTempFileDir`
-
 while [ $keep_going -ne 0 ]; do
 	$exename $args
-	if [ -e ${tmpDir}/StopColumnstore ]; then
+	if [ -e ${lopt}/StopColumnstore ]; then
 		exit 0
 	fi
 	if [ $topt -gt 0 -a $retries -ge $topt ]; then
diff --git a/procmon/processmonitor.cpp b/procmon/processmonitor.cpp
index a59d785ed..a1f6db8a8 100644
--- a/procmon/processmonitor.cpp
+++ b/procmon/processmonitor.cpp
@@ -2670,16 +2670,16 @@ pid_t ProcessMonitor::startProcess(string processModuleType, string processName,
 
     if ( LogFile == "off" )
     {
-        string cmd = "mv " + outFileName + " " + saveoutFileName;
+        string cmd = "mv " + outFileName + " " + saveoutFileName + " > /dev/null";
         system(cmd.c_str());
-        cmd = "mv " + errFileName + " " + saveerrFileName;
+        cmd = "mv " + errFileName + " " + saveerrFileName + " > /dev/null";
         system(cmd.c_str());
     }
     else
     {
-        string cmd = "mv " + outFileName + " " + saveoutFileName;
+        string cmd = "mv " + outFileName + " " + saveoutFileName + " > /dev/null";
         system(cmd.c_str());
-        cmd = "mv " + errFileName + " " + saveerrFileName;
+        cmd = "mv " + errFileName + " " + saveerrFileName + " > /dev/null";
         system(cmd.c_str());
     }