diff --git a/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp b/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp
index c1f42f52c..d53aee795 100644
--- a/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     string ccHistoryFile = HOME + "/.cc_history";
 
+	cout << startup::StartUp::installDir();
+	cout << startup::StartUp::tmpDir();
+
     string cf = startup::StartUp::installDir() + "/etc/" + ConsoleCmdsFile;
     fConfig = Config::makeConfig(cf);
 
diff --git a/utils/startup/installdir.cpp b/utils/startup/installdir.cpp
index 5f09a0bd2..c7d2a21c9 100644
--- a/utils/startup/installdir.cpp
+++ b/utils/startup/installdir.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,49 @@ const string StartUp::installDir()
     return *fInstallDirp;
 }
 
+/* static */
+mutex StartUp::fTmpDirLock;
+/* static */
+string* StartUp::fTmpDirp = 0;
+
+/* static */
+const string StartUp::tmpDir()
+{
+    mutex::scoped_lock lk(fTmpDirLock);
+
+    if (fTmpDirp)
+        return *fTmpDirp;
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+    fTmpDirp = new string("C:\\Calpont\Tmp");
+    string cfStr = IDBreadRegistry("");
+
+    if (!cfStr.empty())
+        *fTmpDirp = cfStr;
+
+#else
+    fTmpDirp = new string("/tmp");
+    //See if we can figure out the tmp dir in Linux...
+    //1. env var COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR
+    const char* p = 0;
+    p = getenv("COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR");
+
+    if (p && *p)
+    {
+		string homedir = "/";
+        char* p = getenv("HOME");
+
+        if (p && *p)
+            homedir = p;
+
+        *fTmpDirp = homedir + "/tmp";
+	}
+
+#endif
+
+    return *fTmpDirp;
+}
+
 }
 // vim:ts=4 sw=4:
 
diff --git a/utils/startup/installdir.h b/utils/startup/installdir.h
index 58d99b061..3df874daa 100644
--- a/utils/startup/installdir.h
+++ b/utils/startup/installdir.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
     ~StartUp() {}
 
     static const std::string installDir();
+    static const std::string tmpDir();
 
 private:
     StartUp(const StartUp& rhs);
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ private:
 
     static boost::mutex fInstallDirLock;
     static std::string* fInstallDirp;
+    static boost::mutex fTmpDirLock;
+    static std::string* fTmpDirp;
 };
 
 }