diff --git a/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml b/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml
index 165951ddb..6efa3f8aa 100644
--- a/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml
+++ b/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@
 		<DataRedundancyStorageType>unassigned</DataRedundancyStorageType>
 		<CoreFileFlag>n</CoreFileFlag>
 		<MySQLPort>3306</MySQLPort>
-		<MySQLPasswordConfig>unassigned</MySQLPasswordConfig>
 		<AmazonDeviceName>/dev/xvd</AmazonDeviceName>
 		<DistributedInstall>y</DistributedInstall>
 	</Installation>
diff --git a/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml.singleserver b/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml.singleserver
index ff466c398..9b3fed686 100644
--- a/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml.singleserver
+++ b/oam/etc/Columnstore.xml.singleserver
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@
 		<JavaHome>unassigned</JavaHome>
 		<JavaPath>unassigned</JavaPath>
 		<MySQLPort>3306</MySQLPort>
-		<MySQLPasswordConfig>unassigned</MySQLPasswordConfig>
 	</Installation>
 	<ExtentMap>
 		<!--
diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/disable-rep-columnstore.sh b/oam/install_scripts/disable-rep-columnstore.sh
index d15264d28..7824304ad 100644
--- a/oam/install_scripts/disable-rep-columnstore.sh
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/disable-rep-columnstore.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cat /tmp/idb_disable-rep.sql >>/tmp/disable-rep-status.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_disable-rep.sql >>/tmp/disable-rep-status.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_disable-rep.sql >>/tmp/disable-rep-status.log 2>&1
 
 checkForError
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ cat /tmp/idb_disable-rep.sql >>/tmp/disable-rep-status.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_disable-rep.sql >>/tmp/disable-rep-status.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_disable-rep.sql >>/tmp/disable-rep-status.log 2>&1
 
 checkForError
 
diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/master-rep-columnstore.sh b/oam/install_scripts/master-rep-columnstore.sh
index a4b0992ed..e8ccc4f4d 100644
--- a/oam/install_scripts/master-rep-columnstore.sh
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/master-rep-columnstore.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ password="Calpont1"
 #
 echo "Create Replication User $repUser for node $hostipaddr" >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log
 cat >/tmp/idb_master-rep.sql <<EOD
-CREATE USER '$repUser'@'$hostipaddr' IDENTIFIED BY '$password';
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS '$repUser'@'$hostipaddr' IDENTIFIED BY '$password';
 GRANT REPLICATION SLAVE ON *.* TO '$repUser'@'$hostipaddr';
 EOD
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ cat /tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log 2>&1
 
 checkForError
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ cat /tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log 2>&1
 
 checkForError
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ cat /tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_master-rep.sql >>/tmp/master-rep-status-$hostipaddr.log 2>&1
 
 checkForError
 
diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/module_installer.sh b/oam/install_scripts/module_installer.sh
index c989865e3..514943989 100755
--- a/oam/install_scripts/module_installer.sh
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/module_installer.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ if [ $module = "um" ] || ( [ $module = "pm" ] && [ $PMwithUM = "y" ] ) || [ $Ser
 	    exit 1
 	fi
 	echo "Run post-mysql-install"
-	$COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR/bin/post-mysql-install --installdir=$COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR > /tmp/post-mysql-install.log 2>&1
+	
+	password=`$COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR/bin/getMySQLpw`
+	if [ $password = "unassigned" ]; then
+	    password=""
+	fi
+	
+	$COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR/bin/post-mysql-install --installdir=$COLUMNSTORE_INSTALL_DIR --password=$password > /tmp/post-mysql-install.log 2>&1
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "ERROR: post-mysql-install failed: check /tmp/post-mysql-install.log"
             exit 1
diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/slave-rep-columnstore.sh b/oam/install_scripts/slave-rep-columnstore.sh
index efd6609f2..e3318f8a2 100644
--- a/oam/install_scripts/slave-rep-columnstore.sh
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/slave-rep-columnstore.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ cat /tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log 2>&1
+
+checkForError
 
 #
 # Run Change Master Command
@@ -81,7 +83,9 @@ cat /tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log 2>&1
+
+checkForError
 
 #
 # Run start slave command
@@ -95,7 +99,9 @@ cat /tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log 2>&1
+
+checkForError
 
 #
 # Run SHOW SLAVE STATUS
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ cat /tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
 $installdir/mysql/bin/mysql \
 	--defaults-file=$installdir/mysql/my.cnf \
 	--user=root $pwprompt \
-	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log
+	calpontsys </tmp/idb_slave-rep.sql >>/tmp/slave-rep-status.log 2>&1
 
 checkForError
 
diff --git a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
index 341b37340..e2e2a7e42 100644
--- a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
+++ b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
@@ -8727,22 +8727,8 @@ namespace oam
 	* purpose:	check and get mysql user password
 	*
 	******************************************************************************************/
-	std::string Oam::getMySQLPassword(bool bypassConfig)
+	std::string Oam::getMySQLPassword()
 	{
-		if ( !bypassConfig )
-		{
-			string MySQLPasswordConfig;
-			try {
-				getSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", MySQLPasswordConfig);
-			}
-			catch(...) {
-				MySQLPasswordConfig = "n";
-			}
-		
-			if ( MySQLPasswordConfig == "n" )
-				return oam::UnassignedName;
-		}
-
 		string USER = "root";
 		char* p= getenv("USER");
 		if (p && *p)
@@ -8755,10 +8741,15 @@ namespace oam
 
 		string fileName = HOME + "/.my.cnf";
 		
+		writeLog("getMySQLPassword: checking: " + fileName, LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
+
 		ifstream file (fileName.c_str());
 
 		if (!file)
+		{
+			writeLog("getMySQLPassword: doesn't exist: " + fileName, LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 			exceptionControl("getMySQLPassword", API_FILE_OPEN_ERROR);
+		}
 	
 		char line[400];
 		string buf;
@@ -8779,16 +8770,10 @@ namespace oam
 					string::size_type pos1 = buf.find("=",pos);
 					if (pos1 != string::npos) {
 						//password found
-						if ( bypassConfig )
-						{
-							try {
-								setSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", "y");
-							}
-							catch(...) {}
-						}
 
 						string password = buf.substr(pos1+2, 80);
 
+						writeLog("getMySQLPassword: password found", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 						return password;
 					}
 				}
@@ -8796,7 +8781,9 @@ namespace oam
 		}
 		file.close();
 
+		writeLog("getMySQLPassword: no password found", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 		exceptionControl("getMySQLPassword", API_FAILURE);
+		
 		return oam::UnassignedName;
 	}
 
diff --git a/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp b/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp
index 27fd7e816..c1261068e 100644
--- a/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/mcsadmin/mcsadmin.cpp
@@ -3416,29 +3416,13 @@ int processCommand(string* arguments)
 			}
 
 		string MySQLRep;
-		string MySQLPasswordConfig;
 		try {
 			oam.getSystemConfig("MySQLRep", MySQLRep);
-			oam.getSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", MySQLPasswordConfig);
 		}
 		catch(...) {}
 	
-		if ( MySQLRep == "y" && MySQLPasswordConfig == oam::UnassignedName ) {
-			cout << endl;
-			string prompt = "MariaDB ColumnStore Replication is enabled, is there a 'MariaDB ColumnStore' Password configured in " + HOME + "/.my.cnf  (y,n): ";
-			MySQLPasswordConfig = dataPrompt(prompt);
-		}
-
-		if ( MySQLPasswordConfig != "y" )
-			MySQLPasswordConfig = "n";
-
-		try {
-			oam.setSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", MySQLPasswordConfig);
-		}
-		catch(...) {}
-
-            try
-            {
+		try
+		{
                 cout << endl << "   Check for active transactions" << endl;
 
                 if (!bDBRMReady ||
@@ -5015,26 +4999,6 @@ int processCommand(string* arguments)
 		if ( password == "")
 			password = oam::UnassignedName;
 
-		string MySQLPasswordConfig;
-		try {
-			oam.getSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", MySQLPasswordConfig);
-		}
-		catch(...) {}
-	
-		if ( MySQLPasswordConfig == oam::UnassignedName ) {
-			cout << endl;
-			string prompt = "Is there a 'MariaDB ColumnStore' Password configured on the MariaDB ColumnStore Front-end Modules in " + HOME + "/.my.cnf (y,n): ";
-			MySQLPasswordConfig = dataPrompt(prompt);
-		}
-
-		if ( MySQLPasswordConfig != "y" )
-			MySQLPasswordConfig = "n";
-
-		try {
-			oam.setSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", MySQLPasswordConfig);
-		}
-		catch(...) {}
-
 		//set flag
 		try {
 			oam.setSystemConfig("MySQLRep", "y");
@@ -6130,26 +6094,6 @@ int processCommand(string* arguments)
 				break;
 		}
 
-		string MySQLPasswordConfig;
-		try {
-			oam.getSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", MySQLPasswordConfig);
-		}
-		catch(...) {}
-	
-		if ( MySQLPasswordConfig == oam::UnassignedName ) {
-			cout << endl;
-			string prompt = "Is there a 'MariaDB ColumnStore' Password configured on the MariaDB ColumnStore Front-end Modules in " + HOME + "/.my.cnf (y,n): ";
-			MySQLPasswordConfig = dataPrompt(prompt);
-		}
-
-		if ( MySQLPasswordConfig != "y" )
-			MySQLPasswordConfig = "n";
-
-		try {
-			oam.setSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", MySQLPasswordConfig);
-		}
-		catch(...) {}
-
 		//set flag
 		try {
 			oam.setSystemConfig("MySQLRep", "n");
diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/getMySQLpw.cpp b/oamapps/postConfigure/getMySQLpw.cpp
index 4a2440e1c..fe6d84637 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/getMySQLpw.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/getMySQLpw.cpp
@@ -57,30 +57,59 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	Oam oam;
 
-	//get mysql user password
-	string mysqlpw = oam::UnassignedName;
-	try {
-		mysqlpw = oam.getMySQLPassword();
-	}
-	catch (...)
+	string USER = "root";
+	char* p= getenv("USER");
+	if (p && *p)
+		USER = p;
+
+	string HOME = "/root";
+	p= getenv("HOME");
+	if (p && *p)
+		HOME = p;
+
+	string fileName = HOME + "/.my.cnf";
+	
+	ifstream file (fileName.c_str());
+
+	if (!file)
 	{
-		cout << oam::UnassignedName << endl;
-		exit (1);
+	    cout << oam::UnassignedName << endl;
+	    exit (1);
 	}
 
-	if ( mysqlpw == oam::UnassignedName ) {
-		cout << oam::UnassignedName << endl;
-		exit (1);
+	char line[400];
+	string buf;
+
+	while (file.getline(line, 400))
+	{
+		buf = line;
+
+		string::size_type pos = buf.find(USER,0);
+		if (pos != string::npos)
+		{
+			file.getline(line, 400);
+			buf = line;
+
+			pos = buf.find("password",0);
+			if (pos != string::npos)
+			{
+				string::size_type pos1 = buf.find("=",pos);
+				if (pos1 != string::npos) {
+					//password found
+
+					string password = buf.substr(pos1+2, 80);
+
+					cout << password << endl;
+					exit (0);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
+	file.close();
+	
+	cout << oam::UnassignedName << endl;
 
-	cout << mysqlpw << endl;
-
-	try {
-		oam.setSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", "y");
-	}
-	catch(...) {}
-
-	exit (0);
+	exit (1);
 
 }
 // vim:ts=4 sw=4:
diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp b/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp
index 8638bebba..0bce99a7c 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.cpp
@@ -874,29 +874,6 @@ bool writeConfig( Config* sysConfig )
 	return false;
 }
 
-std::string getmysqlpw(std::string logFile)
-{
-	ifstream oldFile (logFile.c_str());
-	if (oldFile) {
-		char line[200];
-		string buf;
-		while (oldFile.getline(line, 200))
-		{
-			buf = line;
-			string::size_type pos = buf.find("mysqlpw=",0);
-			if (pos != string::npos)
-			{
-				string mysqlpw = buf.substr(pos+8, 80);
-//				unlink(logFile);
-				return mysqlpw;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return oam::UnassignedName;
 }
 
 
-
-}
-
diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.h b/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.h
index 61de9bb4b..652c86958 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.h
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/helpers.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ extern bool writeConfig(Config* sysConfig);
 extern void checkSystemMySQLPort(std::string& mysqlPort, Config* sysConfig, std::string USER, std::string password, ChildModuleList childmodulelist, int IserverTypeInstall, bool pmwithum);
 extern const char* callReadline(string prompt);
 extern void callFree(const char* );
-extern std::string getmysqlpw(std::string logFile);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp b/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
index 868a6ffec..310c9fcd3 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/postConfigure.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ string installDir;
 string HOME = "/root";
 
 extern string pwprompt;
-string mysqlpw = " ";
+string mysqlpw = oam::UnassignedName;
 
 extern const char* pcommand;
 extern string prompt;
@@ -592,11 +592,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{}
 	}
 
-	try {
-		oam.setSystemConfig("MySQLPasswordConfig", oam::UnassignedName);
-	}
-	catch(...) {}
-
 	//check for non-Distributed Install
 	if ( nonDistribute )
 	{
@@ -2971,7 +2966,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 						    }
 
 						    //check for mysql password on remote UM
-						    if ( pwprompt == " " ) {
+/*						    if ( pwprompt == " " ) {
 							    //start mysqld
 							    cmd = installDir + "/bin/remote_command.sh " + remoteModuleIP + " " + password + " '" + installDir + "/mysql/mysql-Columnstore start'";
 							    int rtnCode = system(cmd.c_str());
@@ -2999,8 +2994,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 								    }
 
 								    //get password from local tmp file
-								    mysqlpw = getmysqlpw("/tmp/mysqlpw.log");
-
+								    try {
+									mysqlpw = oam.getMySQLPassword();
+								    }
+								    catch(...)
+								    {
+									mysqlpw = oam::UnassignedName;
+								    }
+								    
 								    if ( mysqlpw != oam::UnassignedName )
 								    {
 									    mysqlpw = "'" + mysqlpw + "'";
@@ -3046,7 +3047,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 							    else
 								    cout << endl << "post-mysql-install Successfully Completed" << endl;
 						    }
-					    }
+*/					    }
 				    }
 				    else
 				    {	// do a binary package install
@@ -3498,14 +3499,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		//set mysql replication, if wasn't setup before on system
-/*		if ( ( mysqlRep && pmwithum ) || 
-			( mysqlRep && (umNumber > 1) ) ||
-			( mysqlRep && (pmNumber > 1) && (IserverTypeInstall == oam::INSTALL_COMBINE_DM_UM_PM) ) ) 
+//		if ( ( mysqlRep && pmwithum ) || 
+//			( mysqlRep && (umNumber > 1) ) ||
+//			( mysqlRep && (pmNumber > 1) && (IserverTypeInstall == oam::INSTALL_COMBINE_DM_UM_PM) ) ) 
+		if ( mysqlRep )
 		{
 			cout << endl << "Run MariaDB ColumnStore Replication Setup.. ";
 			cout.flush();
 
-			//send message to procmon's to run upgrade script
+			//send message to procmon's to run mysql replication script
 			int status = sendReplicationRequest(IserverTypeInstall, password, mysqlPort, pmwithum);
 
 			if ( status != 0 ) {
@@ -3515,7 +3517,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			else
 				cout << " DONE" << endl;
 		}
-*/
+
 		cout << endl << "MariaDB ColumnStore Install Successfully Completed, System is Active" << endl << endl;
 
 		cout << "Enter the following command to define MariaDB ColumnStore Alias Commands" << endl << endl;
diff --git a/procmgr/main.cpp b/procmgr/main.cpp
index b90127426..cce52200e 100644
--- a/procmgr/main.cpp
+++ b/procmgr/main.cpp
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ static void startMgrProcessThread()
 	ModuleTypeConfig PMSmoduletypeconfig;
 	ALARMManager aManager;
 
+	int waitTime = 60; 
+	
 	log.writeLog(__LINE__, "startMgrProcessThread launched", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 
 	//get calpont software version and release
@@ -597,7 +599,7 @@ static void startMgrProcessThread()
 	{
 	      int status = API_SUCCESS;
 	      int k = 0;
-	      for( ; k < 200 ; k++ )
+	      for( ; k < waitTime ; k++ )
 	      {
 		      if ( startsystemthreadStop ) {
 			      processManager.setSystemState(oam::MAN_OFFLINE);
@@ -641,7 +643,7 @@ static void startMgrProcessThread()
 		      sleep(1);
 	      }
 
-	      if ( k == 200 || status == API_FAILURE) {
+	      if ( k == waitTime || status == API_FAILURE) {
 		      // system didn't successfull restart
 		      processManager.setSystemState(oam::FAILED);
 		      // exit thread
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ static void startMgrProcessThread()
 	
 	//wait until all modules are up after a system reboot
 	int i = 0;
-	for( ; i < 200 ; i++ )
+	for( ; i < waitTime ; i++ )
 	{
 		if ( startsystemthreadStop ) {
 			processManager.setSystemState(oam::MAN_OFFLINE);
@@ -719,7 +721,7 @@ static void startMgrProcessThread()
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if ( i == 200 ) {
+	if ( i == waitTime ) {
 		// system didn't successfull restart
 		processManager.setSystemState(oam::FAILED);
 
@@ -738,7 +740,7 @@ static void startMgrProcessThread()
 	//now wait until all procmons are ACTIVE and validate rpms on each module
 	int status = API_SUCCESS;
 	int k = 0;
-	for( ; k < 200 ; k++ )
+	for( ; k < waitTime ; k++ )
 	{
 		if ( startsystemthreadStop ) {
 			processManager.setSystemState(oam::MAN_OFFLINE);
@@ -859,7 +861,7 @@ static void startMgrProcessThread()
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ( k == 200 || status == API_FAILURE) {
+	if ( k == waitTime || status == API_FAILURE) {
 		// system didn't successfull restart
 		processManager.setSystemState(oam::FAILED);
 		// exit thread
diff --git a/procmgr/processmanager.cpp b/procmgr/processmanager.cpp
index d65657332..53260e49b 100644
--- a/procmgr/processmanager.cpp
+++ b/procmgr/processmanager.cpp
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ void processMSG(messageqcpp::IOSocket* cfIos)
 					//wait until all child modules are offline or A FAILURE HAS OCCURRED
 					bool failure = false;
 					bool stopped = true;
-					for ( int retry = 0 ; retry < 120 ; retry++ )
+					for ( int retry = 0 ; retry < 30 ; retry++ )
 					{
 						sleep(1);
 						stopped = true;
@@ -3809,7 +3809,9 @@ void ProcessManager::setSystemState(uint16_t state)
 				aManager.sendAlarmReport(system.c_str(), SYSTEM_DOWN_AUTO, SET);
 		aManager.sendAlarmReport(system.c_str(), CONN_FAILURE, CLEAR);
 	}
+	
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&STATUS_LOCK);
+	return;
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************************
@@ -3839,6 +3841,7 @@ void ProcessManager::setModuleState(string moduleName, uint16_t state)
 	}
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&STATUS_LOCK);
+	return;
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************************
@@ -3867,6 +3870,7 @@ void ProcessManager::setExtdeviceState(string extDeviceName, uint16_t state)
 //		log.writeLog(__LINE__, "EXCEPTION ERROR on setExtDeviceStatus: Caught unknown exception!", LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
 	}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&STATUS_LOCK);
+	return;
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************************
@@ -3895,6 +3899,7 @@ void ProcessManager::setNICState(string hostName, uint16_t state)
 //		log.writeLog(__LINE__, "EXCEPTION ERROR on setNICStatus: Caught unknown exception!", LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
 	}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&STATUS_LOCK);
+	return;
 }
 
 
@@ -6962,10 +6967,6 @@ void startSystemThread(oam::DeviceNetworkList Devicenetworklist)
 		status = oam::API_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	log.writeLog(__LINE__, "Setup MySQL Replication for startsystemthread", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
-	oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklistRep;
-	processManager.setMySQLReplication(devicenetworklistRep);
-
 	//set query system state not ready
 	processManager.setQuerySystemState(true);
 
@@ -10224,7 +10225,7 @@ int ProcessManager::setMySQLReplication(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist
 
 	//also skip if single-server, multi-node seperate with 1 UM, multi-node combo with 1 PM
 
-	string SingleServerInstall = "n";
+/*	string SingleServerInstall = "n";
 	try {
 		oam.getSystemConfig("SingleServerInstall", SingleServerInstall);
 	}
@@ -10272,7 +10273,7 @@ int ProcessManager::setMySQLReplication(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist
 			return oam::API_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}
-
+*/
 	log.writeLog(__LINE__, "Setup MySQL Replication", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 
 	// mysql port number
@@ -10323,7 +10324,6 @@ int ProcessManager::setMySQLReplication(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist
 		
 			if ( returnStatus != API_SUCCESS) {
 				log.writeLog(__LINE__, "setMySQLReplication: ERROR: Error getting MySQL Replication Master Information", LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
-				pthread_mutex_unlock(&THREAD_LOCK);
 				return API_FAILURE;
 			}
 		}
@@ -10350,7 +10350,6 @@ int ProcessManager::setMySQLReplication(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist
 			
 				if ( returnStatus != API_SUCCESS) {
 					log.writeLog(__LINE__, "setMySQLReplication: ERROR: Error getting MySQL Replication Master Information", LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
-					pthread_mutex_unlock(&THREAD_LOCK);
 					return API_FAILURE;
 				}
 			}
@@ -10373,6 +10372,7 @@ int ProcessManager::setMySQLReplication(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist
 
 	if ( returnStatus != API_SUCCESS) {
 		log.writeLog(__LINE__, "setMySQLReplication: ERROR: Error getting MySQL Replication Master Information", LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
+		return API_FAILURE;
 	}
 
 	//
@@ -10440,7 +10440,8 @@ int ProcessManager::setMySQLReplication(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist
 			
 				if ( returnStatus != API_SUCCESS) {
 					log.writeLog(__LINE__, "setMySQLReplication: ERROR: Error setting MySQL Replication Slave", LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
-				}
+					return API_FAILURE;
+				 }
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -10488,6 +10489,7 @@ int ProcessManager::setMySQLReplication(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist
 		
 			if ( returnStatus != API_SUCCESS) {
 				log.writeLog(__LINE__, "setMySQLReplication: ERROR: Error setting MySQL Replication Slave", LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
+				return API_FAILURE;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/procmon/main.cpp b/procmon/main.cpp
index 570dea6f9..fd754edd0 100644
--- a/procmon/main.cpp
+++ b/procmon/main.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int ret = pthread_create (&MessageThread, NULL, (void*(*)(void*)) &messageThread, &config);
 	if ( ret != 0 ) {
 		log.writeLog(__LINE__, "pthread_create failed, exiting..., return code = " + oam.itoa(ret), LOG_TYPE_CRITICAL);
-		exit (1);
+		string cmd = startup::StartUp::installDir() + "/bin/columnstore stop > /dev/null 2>&1";
+		system(cmd.c_str());
+		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	//check if this is a fresh install, meaning the Columnstore.xml file is not setup
@@ -181,8 +183,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	      log.writeLog(__LINE__, "run module_installer.sh", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 	      log.writeLog(__LINE__, cmd, LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 
-	      system(cmd.c_str());
+	      int ret = system(cmd.c_str());
 
+	      if ( ret != 0 ) {
+		      log.writeLog(__LINE__, "module_installer.sh error, exiting..., return code = " + oam.itoa(ret), LOG_TYPE_CRITICAL);
+			string cmd = startup::StartUp::installDir() + "/bin/columnstore stop > /dev/null 2>&1";
+			system(cmd.c_str());
+			exit(1);
+	      }
+	      
 	      //exit to allow ProcMon to restart in a setup state
 	      log.writeLog(__LINE__, "restarting for a initial setup", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 
diff --git a/procmon/processmonitor.cpp b/procmon/processmonitor.cpp
index 517f579aa..f54141ae2 100644
--- a/procmon/processmonitor.cpp
+++ b/procmon/processmonitor.cpp
@@ -5036,6 +5036,11 @@ int ProcessMonitor::runMasterRep(std::string& masterLogFile, std::string& master
 
 			bool passwordError = false;
 
+			string moduleType = systemModuleTypeConfig.moduletypeconfig[i].ModuleType;
+	
+			if ( (PMwithUM == "n") && (moduleType == "pm") && ( config.ServerInstallType() != oam::INSTALL_COMBINE_DM_UM_PM) )
+				continue;
+
 			HostConfigList::iterator pt1 = (*pt).hostConfigList.begin();
 			while(true)	// need in case there is a password retry
 			{
@@ -5076,7 +5081,7 @@ int ProcessMonitor::runMasterRep(std::string& masterLogFile, std::string& master
 				if ( passwordError ) 
 				{
 					try {
-						mysqlpw = oam.getMySQLPassword(true);
+						mysqlpw = oam.getMySQLPassword();
 					}
 					catch (...)
 					{}
@@ -5226,7 +5231,7 @@ int ProcessMonitor::runSlaveRep(std::string& masterLogFile, std::string& masterL
 		if ( passwordError ) 
 		{
 			try {
-				mysqlpw = oam.getMySQLPassword(true);
+				mysqlpw = oam.getMySQLPassword();
 			}
 			catch (...)
 			{}