diff --git a/orte/mca/odls/odls_types.h b/orte/mca/odls/odls_types.h
index 9a158cb7fa..520a7eb413 100644
--- a/orte/mca/odls/odls_types.h
+++ b/orte/mca/odls/odls_types.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ typedef uint8_t orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t;
 #define ORTE_DAEMON_KILL_LOCAL_PROCS        (orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t) 4
 #define ORTE_DAEMON_SIGNAL_LOCAL_PROCS      (orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t) 5
 #define ORTE_DAEMON_ADD_LOCAL_PROCS			(orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t) 6
-#define ORTE_DAEMON_HEARTBEAT_CMD           (orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t) 254
-#define ORTE_DAEMON_EXIT_CMD                (orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t) 255
+#define ORTE_DAEMON_HEARTBEAT_CMD           (orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t) 7
+#define ORTE_DAEMON_EXIT_CMD                (orte_daemon_cmd_flag_t) 8
 
 
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c b/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c
index 86cfff8de2..9f8ab9f0ba 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_orted_cmds.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ int orte_pls_base_orted_exit(opal_list_t *daemons)
 
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&cmd, orte_buffer_t);
     
+    opal_output(0, "pls_base_orted_exit: called with %ld daemons", (long)opal_list_get_size(daemons));
+    
     /* pack the command */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_dss.pack(&cmd, &command, 1, ORTE_DAEMON_CMD))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ int orte_pls_base_orted_exit(opal_list_t *daemons)
          item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
         dmn = (orte_pls_daemon_info_t*)item;
 
+        opal_output(0, "pls_base_orted_exit: sending cmd to [%ld,%ld,%ld]", ORTE_NAME_ARGS(dmn->name));
+        
         if (0 > orte_rml.send_buffer(dmn->name, &cmd, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS_ORTED, 0)) {
             ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_COMM_FAILURE);
             OBJ_DESTRUCT(&cmd);
@@ -104,6 +108,8 @@ int orte_pls_base_orted_kill_local_procs(opal_list_t *daemons, orte_jobid_t job)
          item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
         dmn = (orte_pls_daemon_info_t*)item;
 
+        opal_output(0, "pls_base_orted_kill_local: sending cmd to [%ld,%ld,%ld]", ORTE_NAME_ARGS(dmn->name));
+        
         if (0 > orte_rml.send_buffer(dmn->name, &cmd, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS_ORTED, 0)) {
             ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_COMM_FAILURE);
             OBJ_DESTRUCT(&cmd);
diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_receive.c b/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_receive.c
index 29cbb7d07d..b322adad1c 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_receive.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/base/pls_base_receive.c
@@ -125,11 +125,13 @@ void orte_pls_base_recv(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
             break;
             
         case ORTE_PLS_TERMINATE_JOB_CMD:
+            opal_output(0, "pls_base_recv: terminate job");
             count = 1;
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_dss.unpack(buffer, &job, &count, ORTE_JOBID))) {
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                 goto SEND_ANSWER;
             }
+                opal_output(0, "pls_base_recv: terminate job with jobid %ld", (long)job);
                 
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls.terminate_job(job))) {
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ void orte_pls_base_recv(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
                 goto SEND_ANSWER;
             }
                 
+            opal_output(0, "pls_base_recv: terminate orteds with jobid %ld", (long)job);
+
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls.terminate_orteds(job))) {
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
             }
diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/bproc/pls_bproc.c b/orte/mca/pls/bproc/pls_bproc.c
index 66a3ef0888..5f6e0bfe5d 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/bproc/pls_bproc.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/bproc/pls_bproc.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "opal/util/path.h"
 #include "opal/util/os_path.h"
 #include "opal/util/show_help.h"
+#include "opal/util/trace.h"
 
 #include "orte/dss/dss.h"
 #include "orte/util/sys_info.h"
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ static int orte_pls_bproc_node_array(orte_rmaps_base_map_t* map,
     int num_procs = 0;
     int num_on_node;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     *node_array_len = 0;
     for(item =  opal_list_get_first(&map->nodes);
         item != opal_list_get_end(&map->nodes);
@@ -191,6 +194,9 @@ static int orte_pls_bproc_node_list(int * node_array, int node_array_len,
                                    int ** node_list, int * num_nodes,
                                    int num_procs) {
     int node;
+
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     *num_nodes = 0;
     *node_list = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int) * node_array_len);
     if(NULL == *node_list) {
@@ -222,6 +228,8 @@ static int orte_pls_bproc_setup_io(orte_jobid_t jobid, struct bproc_io_t * io,
     char *frontend = NULL, *path = NULL, *job = NULL;
     int rc, i;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     /* ensure that system info is set */
     orte_sys_info();
     if (NULL == orte_system_info.user) { /* error condition */
@@ -296,6 +304,8 @@ static void orte_pls_bproc_waitpid_cb(pid_t wpid, int status, void *data) {
     orte_process_name_t * proc = (orte_process_name_t*) data;
     int rc;
     
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     /* set the state of this process */
     if(WIFEXITED(status)) {
             rc = orte_smr.set_proc_state(proc, ORTE_PROC_STATE_TERMINATED, status);
@@ -316,6 +326,9 @@ static void orte_pls_bproc_waitpid_cb(pid_t wpid, int status, void *data) {
  * @param data a pointer to the node the daemon was on
  */
 static void orte_pls_bproc_waitpid_daemon_cb(pid_t wpid, int status, void *data) {
+
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+     
     if(!mca_pls_bproc_component.done_launching) {
         /* if a daemon exits before we are done launching the user apps we send a
          * message to ourself so we will break out of the receive loop and exit */
@@ -359,6 +372,9 @@ static int bproc_vexecmove_io(int nnodes, int *nodes, int *pids,
                               char * const argv[], char * envp[]) {
     int i;
     char * rank;
+
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     for(i = 0; i < nnodes; i++) {
         pids[i] = fork();
         if(0 == pids[i]) {
@@ -406,6 +422,8 @@ static void orte_pls_bproc_setup_env(char *** env)
     int rc;
     int num_env;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     num_env = opal_argv_count(*env);
     /* append mca parameters to our environment */
     if(ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = mca_base_param_build_env(env, &num_env, false))) {
@@ -499,6 +517,8 @@ static int orte_pls_bproc_launch_daemons(orte_cellid_t cellid, char *** envp,
     orte_pls_daemon_info_t *dmn;
     opal_list_item_t *item;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     /* setup a list that will contain the info for all the daemons
      * so we can store it on the registry when done
      */
@@ -708,8 +728,8 @@ orte_pls_bproc_check_node_state(orte_gpr_notify_data_t *notify_data,
     char *dead_node_name; 
     orte_std_cntr_t i, j;
     
-    printf("inside check node state... \n"); 
-    
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+        
     /* first see if node is in 
        ORTE_NODE_STATE_DOWN or 
        ORTE_NODE_STATE_REBOOT */
@@ -805,6 +825,9 @@ static int
 orte_pls_bproc_monitor_nodes(void) 
 {
     orte_gpr_subscription_id_t id;
+
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+
     return orte_gpr.subscribe_1(&id,
                                 NULL,
                                 NULL,
@@ -848,6 +871,8 @@ static int orte_pls_bproc_launch_app(orte_cellid_t cellid, orte_jobid_t jobid,
     struct bproc_io_t bproc_io[3];
     orte_rmaps_base_node_t *node;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     if(NULL == (pids = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int) * node_array_len))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE);
         return ORTE_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
@@ -1049,6 +1074,8 @@ int orte_pls_bproc_launch(orte_jobid_t jobid) {
     orte_std_cntr_t idx;
     char cwd_save[OMPI_PATH_MAX + 1];
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     /* make sure the pls_bproc receive function has been started */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls_bproc_comm_start())) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
@@ -1256,6 +1283,8 @@ int orte_pls_bproc_terminate_job(orte_jobid_t jobid) {
     orte_std_cntr_t i, num_pids;
     int rc;
     
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     if(0 < mca_pls_bproc_component.debug) {
         opal_output(0, "orte_pls_bproc: terminating job %ld", jobid);
     }
@@ -1285,6 +1314,8 @@ int orte_pls_bproc_terminate_orteds(orte_jobid_t jobid)
     opal_list_t daemons;
     opal_list_item_t *item;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     /* construct the list of active daemons on this job */
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&daemons, opal_list_t);
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls_base_get_active_daemons(&daemons, jobid))) {
@@ -1311,6 +1342,9 @@ CLEANUP:
 int orte_pls_bproc_terminate_proc(const orte_process_name_t* proc_name) {
     int rc;
     pid_t pid;
+
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     if(ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls_bproc_get_proc_pid(proc_name, &pid)))
         return rc;
     if(kill(pid, mca_pls_bproc_component.terminate_sig) != 0) {
@@ -1336,6 +1370,8 @@ int orte_pls_bproc_signal_job(orte_jobid_t jobid, int32_t signal) {
     orte_std_cntr_t i, num_pids;
     int rc;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     /* signal application process */
     if(ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls_bproc_get_proc_pids(jobid, &pids, &num_pids)))
         return rc;
@@ -1359,6 +1395,8 @@ int orte_pls_bproc_signal_proc(const orte_process_name_t* proc_name, int32_t sig
     int rc;
     pid_t pid;
 
+    OPAL_TRACE(1);
+    
     if(ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls_bproc_get_proc_pid(proc_name, &pid)))
         return rc;
     if(kill(pid, (int)signal) != 0) {
diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/proxy/pls_proxy.c b/orte/mca/pls/proxy/pls_proxy.c
index d8fcdb352b..b557c1c624 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/proxy/pls_proxy.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/proxy/pls_proxy.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "orte/orte_constants.h"
 #include "orte/orte_types.h"
 
+#include "opal/util/output.h"
+
 #include "orte/dss/dss.h"
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h"
 #include "orte/mca/rml/rml.h"
@@ -133,6 +135,8 @@ int orte_pls_proxy_terminate_job(orte_jobid_t job)
         return rc;
     }
     
+    opal_output(0, "pls_proxy_terminate_job: sending for job %ld", (long)job);
+    
     if (0 > orte_rml.send_buffer(orte_pls_proxy_replica, cmd, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS, 0)) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_COMM_FAILURE);
         OBJ_RELEASE(cmd);
@@ -177,6 +181,8 @@ int orte_pls_proxy_terminate_orteds(orte_jobid_t job)
     orte_std_cntr_t count;
     int rc;
     
+    opal_output(0, "pls_proxy_terminate_orteds: sending for job %ld", (long)job);
+    
     command = ORTE_PLS_TERMINATE_ORTEDS_CMD;
     
     cmd = OBJ_NEW(orte_buffer_t);
diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_module.c b/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_module.c
index 1cc0dfb0ed..760135a1f9 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_module.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,8 @@ int orte_pls_rsh_terminate_job(orte_jobid_t jobid)
         goto CLEANUP;
     }
     
+    opal_output(0, "pls_rsh_terminate_job: called for job %ld with %ld daemons", jobid, (long)opal_list_get_size(&daemons));
+    
     /* order them to kill their local procs for this job */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls_base_orted_kill_local_procs(&daemons, jobid))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
@@ -1111,6 +1113,8 @@ int orte_pls_rsh_terminate_orteds(orte_jobid_t jobid)
         goto CLEANUP;
     }
     
+    opal_output(0, "pls_rsh_terminate_orteds: called for job %ld with %ld daemons", jobid, (long)opal_list_get_size(&daemons));
+    
     /* now tell them to die! */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_pls_base_orted_exit(&daemons))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmgr/proxy/rmgr_proxy.c b/orte/mca/rmgr/proxy/rmgr_proxy.c
index 6d4eca5308..755e0123a9 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmgr/proxy/rmgr_proxy.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmgr/proxy/rmgr_proxy.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int orte_rmgr_proxy_spawn_job(
     orte_proc_state_t cb_conditions)
 {
     int rc;
-    orte_process_name_t* name;
+    orte_process_name_t name = {0, ORTE_JOBID_INVALID, 0};
 
     OPAL_TRACE(1);
 
@@ -320,15 +320,13 @@ static int orte_rmgr_proxy_spawn_job(
      * setup I/O forwarding
      */
 
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_ns.create_process_name(&name, 0, *jobid, 0))) {
+    name.jobid = *jobid;
+
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_iof.iof_pull(&name, ORTE_NS_CMP_JOBID, ORTE_IOF_STDOUT, 1))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
         return rc;
     }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_iof.iof_pull(name, ORTE_NS_CMP_JOBID, ORTE_IOF_STDOUT, 1))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-        return rc;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_iof.iof_pull(name, ORTE_NS_CMP_JOBID, ORTE_IOF_STDERR, 2))) {
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_iof.iof_pull(&name, ORTE_NS_CMP_JOBID, ORTE_IOF_STDERR, 2))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
         return rc;
     }
@@ -372,7 +370,6 @@ static int orte_rmgr_proxy_spawn_job(
         return rc;
     }
 
-    free(&name);
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/rml/rml_types.h b/orte/mca/rml/rml_types.h
index d1a5ff1d3e..9df78b7d22 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rml/rml_types.h
+++ b/orte/mca/rml/rml_types.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ typedef uint32_t orte_rml_tag_t;
                                * size for the receive and return the allocated buffer and size in the first
                                * element of the iovec array. */
 #define ORTE_RML_PERSISTENT 0x08 /**< posted non-blocking recv is persistent */
+#define ORTE_RML_NON_PERSISTENT  0x00
                                                                                                                                         
 /**
  * The wildcard for receives from any peer.
diff --git a/orte/tools/orted/orted.c b/orte/tools/orted/orted.c
index bb4ddfcdd2..9546812bfa 100644
--- a/orte/tools/orted/orted.c
+++ b/orte/tools/orted/orted.c
@@ -399,12 +399,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&orted_globals.condition, opal_condition_t);
 
     /* register the daemon main receive functions */
-    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS_ORTED, 0, orte_daemon_recv_pls, NULL);
+    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS_ORTED, ORTE_RML_NON_PERSISTENT, orte_daemon_recv_pls, NULL);
     if (ret != ORTE_SUCCESS && ret != ORTE_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
         return ret;
     }
-    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_DAEMON, 0, orte_daemon_recv, NULL);
+    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_DAEMON, ORTE_RML_NON_PERSISTENT, orte_daemon_recv, NULL);
     if (ret != ORTE_SUCCESS && ret != ORTE_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
         return ret;
@@ -635,6 +635,8 @@ static void orte_daemon_recv_pls(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
              * we should kill all local procs. Otherwise, only kill those within
              * the specified jobid
              */
+            opal_output(0, "orted_daemon_recv_pls: kill_local_procs");
+            
             n = 1;
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_dss.unpack(buffer, &job, &n, ORTE_JOBID))) {
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
@@ -685,6 +687,8 @@ static void orte_daemon_recv_pls(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
            
             /****    EXIT COMMAND    ****/
         case ORTE_DAEMON_EXIT_CMD:
+            opal_output(0, "orted_daemon_recv_pls: exit");
+            
             /* send the response before we wakeup because otherwise
              * we'll depart before it gets out!
              */
@@ -711,7 +715,7 @@ DONE:
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&orted_globals.mutex);
 
     /* reissue the non-blocking receive */
-    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS_ORTED, 0, orte_daemon_recv_pls, NULL);
+    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_PLS_ORTED, ORTE_RML_NON_PERSISTENT, orte_daemon_recv_pls, NULL);
     if (ret != ORTE_SUCCESS && ret != ORTE_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
     }
@@ -800,7 +804,7 @@ DONE:
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&orted_globals.mutex);
     
     /* reissue the non-blocking receive */
-    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_DAEMON, 0, orte_daemon_recv, NULL);
+    ret = orte_rml.recv_buffer_nb(ORTE_RML_NAME_ANY, ORTE_RML_TAG_DAEMON, ORTE_RML_NON_PERSISTENT, orte_daemon_recv, NULL);
     if (ret != ORTE_SUCCESS && ret != ORTE_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
     }
diff --git a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
index 76006743c5..ca76bbbfb7 100644
--- a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
+++ b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ static void abort_signal_callback(int fd, short flags, void *arg)
      * it can kill all the orteds
      */
     if (jobid != ORTE_JOBID_INVALID) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "terminating job %ld", (long)jobid);
         ret = orte_pls.terminate_job(jobid);
         if (ORTE_SUCCESS != ret) {
             jobid = ORTE_JOBID_INVALID;