diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/post-install b/oam/install_scripts/post-install
index 38e21cb8b..98a7e4a02 100755
--- a/oam/install_scripts/post-install
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/post-install
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ mkdir -p $hdfsDir >/dev/null 2>&1
 #create mount directories
 mkdir /mnt/tmp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
+#create shared memory if non-root
+if [ $user != "root" ]; then
+	mkdir -p ${installdir}/dev/shm
+	chmod 666 ${installdir}/dev/shm
+fi
+
 # remove mysql archive log
 test -d $installdir/mysql/db || mkdir -p $installdir/mysql/db
 rm -rf $installdir/mysql/db/columnstore_log_archive > /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp b/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
index 1c864c833..31239341f 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 				if (temp == "1")
 				{
 					singleServerInstall = temp;
-					cout << endl << "Performing the Single Server Install." << endl;
+					cout << endl << "Performing the Single Server Install." << endl << endl;
 
 					if ( reuseConfig == "n" )
 					{
diff --git a/procmon/main.cpp b/procmon/main.cpp
index 6047f2dfa..688424f1e 100644
--- a/procmon/main.cpp
+++ b/procmon/main.cpp
@@ -1886,6 +1886,11 @@ static void statusControlThread()
     //
     //Allocate Shared Memory for storing Process Status Data
     //
+    
+    string shmLocation = "/dev/shm/";
+	if ( !rootUser) 
+		shmLocation = startup::StartUp::installDir() + "/dev/shm/";
+    
     PROCSTATshmsize = MAX_PROCESS * sizeof(shmProcessStatus);
     bool memInit = true;
 #if 0
@@ -1914,7 +1919,7 @@ static void statusControlThread()
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
@@ -1992,7 +1997,7 @@ static void statusControlThread()
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
@@ -2111,7 +2116,7 @@ static void statusControlThread()
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
@@ -2209,7 +2214,7 @@ static void statusControlThread()
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
@@ -2299,7 +2304,7 @@ static void statusControlThread()
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
diff --git a/utils/rwlock/rwlock.cpp b/utils/rwlock/rwlock.cpp
index 8d37b5124..4ffec938f 100644
--- a/utils/rwlock/rwlock.cpp
+++ b/utils/rwlock/rwlock.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ using namespace boost::posix_time;
 
 #include "shmkeys.h"
 
+#include "installdir.h"
+
 namespace
 {
 using namespace rwlock;
@@ -141,13 +143,26 @@ RWLockShmImpl::RWLockShmImpl(int key, bool excl)
     string keyName = BRM::ShmKeys::keyToName(key);
     fKeyString = keyName;
 
+	bool rootUser = true;
+
+    //check if root-user
+    int user;
+    user = getuid();
+
+    if (user != 0)
+        rootUser = false;
+
+    string shmLocation = "/dev/shm/";
+	if ( !rootUser) 
+		shmLocation = startup::StartUp::installDir() + "/dev/shm/";
+
     try
     {
 #if BOOST_VERSION < 104500
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/brmshmimpl.cpp b/versioning/BRM/brmshmimpl.cpp
index f5985fc8f..38584760e 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/brmshmimpl.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/brmshmimpl.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace bi = boost::interprocess;
 #include "brmshmimpl.h"
 #include "brmtypes.h"
 
+#include "installdir.h"
+
 namespace BRM
 {
 
@@ -44,6 +46,19 @@ BRMShmImpl::BRMShmImpl(unsigned key, off_t size, bool readOnly) :
 {
     string keyName = ShmKeys::keyToName(fKey);
 
+	bool rootUser = true;
+
+    //check if root-user
+    int user;
+    user = getuid();
+
+    if (user != 0)
+        rootUser = false;
+
+    string shmLocation = "/dev/shm/";
+	if ( !rootUser) 
+		shmLocation = startup::StartUp::installDir() + "/dev/shm/";
+
     if (fSize == 0)
     {
         unsigned tries = 0;
@@ -89,7 +104,7 @@ again:
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = "shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
@@ -147,7 +162,7 @@ int BRMShmImpl::grow(unsigned newKey, off_t newSize)
     bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
     {
-        string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+        string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
         chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
     }
 #endif
@@ -194,7 +209,7 @@ int BRMShmImpl::clear(unsigned newKey, off_t newSize)
     bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
     {
-        string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+        string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
         chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/mastersegmenttable.cpp b/versioning/BRM/mastersegmenttable.cpp
index 4d5816f41..0abf81c0c 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/mastersegmenttable.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/mastersegmenttable.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ using namespace rwlock;
 #include "mastersegmenttable.h"
 #undef MASTERSEGMENTTABLE_DLLEXPORT
 
+#include "installdir.h"
+
 namespace
 {
 using namespace BRM;
@@ -73,13 +75,26 @@ MasterSegmentTableImpl::MasterSegmentTableImpl(int key, int size)
 {
     string keyName = ShmKeys::keyToName(key);
 
+	bool rootUser = true;
+
+    //check if root-user
+    int user;
+    user = getuid();
+
+    if (user != 0)
+        rootUser = false;
+
+    string shmLocation = "/dev/shm/";
+	if ( !rootUser) 
+		shmLocation = startup::StartUp::installDir() + "/dev/shm/";
+
     try
     {
 #if BOOST_VERSION < 104500
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::create_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif
@@ -96,7 +111,7 @@ MasterSegmentTableImpl::MasterSegmentTableImpl(int key, int size)
         bi::shared_memory_object shm(bi::open_only, keyName.c_str(), bi::read_write);
 #ifdef __linux__
         {
-            string pname = "/dev/shm/" + keyName;
+            string pname = shmLocation + keyName;
             chmod(pname.c_str(), 0666);
         }
 #endif