diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/individual/sharedfp_individual_iwrite.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/individual/sharedfp_individual_iwrite.c
index 4181afbc61..313b19a69f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/individual/sharedfp_individual_iwrite.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/individual/sharedfp_individual_iwrite.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_individual_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                    void *buf,
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_individual_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if(fh->f_sharedfp_data==NULL){
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_individual_verbose ) {
-	    printf("mca_sharedfp_individual_iwrite: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+			"mca_sharedfp_individual_iwrite: opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_individual_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if(fh->f_sharedfp_data==NULL){
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_individual_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_individual_write_ordered_begin - opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+			"sharedfp_individual_write_ordered_begin - opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ int mca_sharedfp_individual_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     }
 
     if ( true == fh->f_split_coll_in_use ) {
-        printf("Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
+        opal_output(0, "Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
         return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
     }
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iread.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iread.c
index 7b754768d0..23d31e60e1 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iread.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iread.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/io/ompio/io_ompio.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if ( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data ) {
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_iread: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_lockedfile_iread: opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     bytesRequested = count * numofBytes;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_iread - Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+		    "sharedfp_lockedfile_iread - Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
     }
 
 
@@ -72,7 +75,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     ret = mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offset);
     if ( -1 != ret )  {
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_iread - Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_lockedfile_iread - Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
 	}
 
         /* Read the file */
@@ -102,7 +106,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if(fh->f_sharedfp_data==NULL){
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -119,7 +124,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
 
     if ( true == fh->f_split_coll_in_use ) {
-        printf("Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
+        opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+		    "Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
         return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
     }
 
@@ -155,7 +161,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
         for ( i = 0; i < size ; i ++)  {
             bytesRequested += buff[i];
 	    if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-		printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			    "sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",bytesRequested);
 	    }
         }
 
@@ -170,7 +177,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
             goto exit;
         }
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+			"sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
 	}
         buff[0] += offsetReceived;
         for (i = 1 ; i < size; i++) {
@@ -190,7 +198,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+		    "sharedfp_lockedfile_read_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
     }
 
     ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iread_at_all ( sh->sharedfh, offset, buf, count, datatype, &fh->f_split_coll_req );
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite.c
index 6d601fa2b9..bb8490da1c 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/io/ompio/io_ompio.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if(fh->f_sharedfp_data==NULL){
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+			"sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite: opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     opal_datatype_type_size ( &datatype->super, &numofBytes);
     bytesRequested = count * numofBytes;
     if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+		    "sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
     }
 
     /*Retrieve the shared file data struct*/
@@ -70,7 +73,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     ret = mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offset);
     if ( -1 != ret) {
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+			"sharedfp_lockedfile_iwrite: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
 	}
 
         /* Write to the file */
@@ -100,7 +104,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if(fh->f_sharedfp_data==NULL){
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+			"sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
 
     if ( true == fh->f_split_coll_in_use ) {
-        printf("Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
+        opal_output(0, "Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
         return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +158,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
         for ( i = 0; i < size ; i ++)  {
             bytesRequested += buff[i];
 	    if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-		printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+			    "sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",bytesRequested);
 	    }
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +174,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
             goto exit;
         }
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
 	}
         buff[0] += offsetReceived;
         for (i = 1 ; i < size; i++) {
@@ -188,8 +195,9 @@ int mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_verbose ) {
-	printf("sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
-    }
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,       
+                    "sharedfp_lockedfile_write_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+     }
 
     ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iwrite_at_all ( sh->sharedfh, offset, buf, count, datatype, &fh->f_split_coll_req );
     fh->f_split_coll_in_use = true;
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iread.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iread.c
index b08410497f..c2e7812663 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iread.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iread.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_sm_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                           void *buf,
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
         if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-            printf("sharedfp_sm_iread: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+            opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_sm_iread: opening the shared file pointer\n");
         }
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if (  -1 != ret ) {
         if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-            printf("sharedfp_sm_iread: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+            opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_sm_iread: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
         }
         /* Read the file */
         ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iread_at(sh->sharedfh,offset,buf,count,datatype,request);
@@ -99,7 +102,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if ( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
  	if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
         }
     }
     if ( true == fh->f_split_coll_in_use ) {
-        printf("Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
+        opal_output(0,"Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
         return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
     }
 
@@ -151,8 +155,9 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
         for (i = 0; i < size ; i ++) {
 	    bytesRequested += buff[i];
 	    if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-		printf("mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
-		       bytesRequested);
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			    "mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
+			    bytesRequested);
 	    }
         }
 
@@ -167,7 +172,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 	    goto exit;
         }
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-	    printf("mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
 	}
 
         buff[0] += offsetReceived;
@@ -187,7 +193,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     /*Each process now has its own individual offset in recvBUFF*/
     offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
     if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-	printf("mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+		    "mca_sharedfp_sm_read_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
     }
 
     /* read to the file */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iwrite.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iwrite.c
index 94f83a8b7c..f8e2af33af 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iwrite.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_iwrite.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_sm_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                            void *buf,
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
      if( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
          if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-             printf("sharedfp_sm_iwrite - opening the shared file pointer\n");
+             opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			 "sharedfp_sm_iwrite - opening the shared file pointer\n");
          }
          shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -63,14 +65,16 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
      sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
 
      if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-         printf("sharedfp_sm_iwrite: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+         opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+		     "sharedfp_sm_iwrite: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
      }
     /* Request the offset to write bytesRequested bytes */
      ret = mca_sharedfp_sm_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offset);
 
     if ( -1 != ret ) {
         if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-            printf("sharedfp_sm_iwrite: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+            opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_sm_iwrite: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
         }
         /* Write to the file */
         ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iwrite_at(sh->sharedfh,offset,buf,count,datatype,request);
@@ -100,7 +104,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 
     if ( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
  	if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: opening the shared file pointer\n");
 	}
         shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
 
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
         }
     }
     if ( true == fh->f_split_coll_in_use ) {
-        printf("Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
+        opal_output(0, "Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle at any given point in time!\n");
         return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
     }
 
@@ -152,8 +157,9 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
         for (i = 0; i < size ; i ++) {
 	    bytesRequested += buff[i];
 	    if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-		printf("mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
-		       bytesRequested);
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			    "mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
+			    bytesRequested);
 	    }
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +174,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 	    goto exit;
         }
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-	    printf("mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+			"mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
 	}
 
         buff[0] += offsetReceived;
@@ -188,7 +195,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     /*Each process now has its own individual offset in recvBUFF*/
     offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
     if ( mca_sharedfp_sm_verbose ) {
-	printf("mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output, 
+		    "mca_sharedfp_sm_write_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
     }
 
     /* read to the file */