diff --git a/src/mca/gpr/base/gpr_base_open.c b/src/mca/gpr/base/gpr_base_open.c
index 9992f947c4..cdca1f3269 100644
--- a/src/mca/gpr/base/gpr_base_open.c
+++ b/src/mca/gpr/base/gpr_base_open.c
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 #include "mca/mca.h"
 #include "mca/base/base.h"
+#include "mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
 #include "util/output.h"
+#include "util/proc_info.h"
+#include "mca/oob/base/base.h"
 #include "mca/gpr/base/base.h"
 
 
@@ -193,6 +196,18 @@ mca_gpr_base_component_t mca_gpr_base_selected_component;
  */
 int mca_gpr_base_open(void)
 {
+    int id;
+    char *replica;
+
+    /* check the environment for replica information */
+    id = mca_base_param_register_string("gpr", "base", "replica", NULL, NULL);
+    mca_base_param_lookup_string(id, &replica);
+    if (NULL != replica) {
+	mca_oob_set_contact_info(replica);
+	ompi_process_info.gpr_replica = ns_base_create_process_name(0,0,0);
+	mca_oob_parse_contact_info(replica, ompi_process_info.gpr_replica, NULL);
+    }
+
   /* Open up all available components */
 
   if (OMPI_SUCCESS != 
diff --git a/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c b/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c
index c4af0e27b1..11e5b4fdad 100644
--- a/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c
+++ b/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 #include "mca/mca.h"
 #include "mca/base/base.h"
+#include "mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
 #include "util/output.h"
+#include "util/proc_info.h"
+#include "mca/oob/base/base.h"
 #include "mca/ns/base/base.h"
 
 
@@ -38,6 +41,18 @@ mca_ns_base_component_t mca_ns_base_selected_component;
  */
 int mca_ns_base_open(void)
 {
+    int id;
+    char *replica;
+
+    /* check the environment for replica information */
+    id = mca_base_param_register_string("ns", "base", "replica", NULL, NULL);
+    mca_base_param_lookup_string(id, &replica);
+    if (NULL != replica) {
+	mca_oob_set_contact_info(replica);
+	ompi_process_info.ns_replica = ns_base_create_process_name(0,0,0);
+	mca_oob_parse_contact_info(replica, ompi_process_info.ns_replica, NULL);
+    }
+
 
   /* Open up all available components */
 
diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h b/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h
index 83df98b1d9..f7c29d83ec 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern "C" {
                                     ompi_rte_node_schedule_t *sched,
                                     int *num_procs);
 
-    int mca_pcm_base_build_base_env(char **in_env, char ***out_envp);
+    int mca_pcm_base_build_base_env(char **in_env, int *envc, char ***out_envp);
 
     int mca_pcm_base_ioexecvp(char **cmdv, int showout, char *outbuff, 
                                    int outbuffsize, int stderr_is_err);
diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/base/pcm_base_util.c b/src/mca/pcm/base/pcm_base_util.c
index 4deb4b7f79..126db561d1 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/base/pcm_base_util.c
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/base/pcm_base_util.c
@@ -24,16 +24,15 @@ mca_pcm_base_no_unique_name(void)
 
 
 int
-mca_pcm_base_build_base_env(char **in_env, char ***out_envp)
+mca_pcm_base_build_base_env(char **in_env, int *envc, char ***out_envp)
 {
     char **env = NULL;
-    int envc = 0;
     int i;
     int ret;
 
     for (i = 0 ; in_env[i] != NULL ; ++i) {
         if (0 == strncmp("OMPI_", in_env[i], strlen("OMPI_"))) {
-            ret = ompi_argv_append(&envc, &env, in_env[i]);
+            ret = ompi_argv_append(envc, &env, in_env[i]);
             if (OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) {
                 ompi_argv_free(env);
                 return ret;
diff --git a/src/mpi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c b/src/mpi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
index 0951294774..1b1a82686b 100644
--- a/src/mpi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
+++ b/src/mpi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ int ompi_mpi_init(int argc, char **argv, int requested, int *provided)
     bool have_hidden_threads;
     ompi_proc_t** procs;
     size_t nprocs;
-    ompi_cmd_line_t *cmd_line=NULL;
-    char *contact=NULL, **tmp, *nsreplica=NULL, *gprreplica=NULL;
     char *error;
 
     /* Become a OMPI process */
@@ -89,44 +87,6 @@ int ompi_mpi_init(int argc, char **argv, int requested, int *provided)
 	return ret;
     }
 
-    /* setup rte command line arguments */
-    cmd_line = OBJ_NEW(ompi_cmd_line_t);
-    ompi_rte_cmd_line_setup(cmd_line);
-
-    /* parse the rte command line arguments */
-    if (OMPI_SUCCESS != ompi_cmd_line_parse(cmd_line, true, argc, argv)) {
-	exit(ret);
-    }
-
-    if (ompi_cmd_line_is_taken(cmd_line, "initcontact")) {
-	if (NULL == (contact = ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "initcontact", 0, 0))) {
-	    return OMPI_ERROR;
-	}
-	mca_oob_set_contact_info(contact);
-    }
-
-    if (ompi_cmd_line_is_taken(cmd_line, "nsreplica")) {
-	if (NULL == (nsreplica = ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "nsreplica", 0, 0))) {
-	    return OMPI_ERROR;
-	}
-	mca_oob_set_contact_info(nsreplica);
-	ompi_process_info.ns_replica = ns_base_create_process_name(0,0,0);  /* allocate a space */
-        mca_oob_parse_contact_info(nsreplica, ompi_process_info.ns_replica, NULL);
-    } else {
-	ompi_process_info.ns_replica = NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (ompi_cmd_line_is_taken(cmd_line, "gprreplica")) {
-	if (NULL == (gprreplica = ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "gprreplica", 0, 0))) {
-	    return OMPI_ERROR;
-	}
-	mca_oob_set_contact_info(gprreplica);
-	ompi_process_info.gpr_replica = ns_base_create_process_name(0,0,0);  /* allocate a space */
-	mca_oob_parse_contact_info(gprreplica, ompi_process_info.gpr_replica, NULL);
-    } else {
-	ompi_process_info.gpr_replica = NULL;
-    }
-
     /* start the rest of the rte */
       if (OMPI_SUCCESS != (ret = ompi_rte_init_stage2(&allow_multi_user_threads,
 						    &have_hidden_threads))) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/ompi_rte_cmd_line_setup.c b/src/runtime/ompi_rte_cmd_line_setup.c
index 586c76441a..1a419292e6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ompi_rte_cmd_line_setup.c
+++ b/src/runtime/ompi_rte_cmd_line_setup.c
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ void ompi_rte_cmd_line_setup(ompi_cmd_line_t *cmd_line)
 			    '\0', "hostfile", "hostfile", 1,
 			   "Hostfile for this universe");
 
-    ompi_cmd_line_make_opt3(cmd_line,  /* read in ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line */
-			    '\0', "initcontact", "initcontact", 1,
-			    "Initial oob contact info");
-
     ompi_cmd_line_make_opt3(cmd_line,  /* read in ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line */
 			    '\0', "nsreplica", "nsreplica", 1,
 			    "OOB contact info for name server replica assigned to this process");
diff --git a/src/runtime/ompi_rte_init_stage1.c b/src/runtime/ompi_rte_init_stage1.c
index d0db30128c..3c0bc053a0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ompi_rte_init_stage1.c
+++ b/src/runtime/ompi_rte_init_stage1.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 /* globals used by RTE */
 int ompi_rte_debug_flag=0;
 ompi_universe_t ompi_universe_info = {
-    /* .name =                */    "default-universe",
+    /* .name =                */    NULL,
     /* .host =                */    "localhost",
     /* .uid =                 */    NULL,
     /* .pid =                 */    0,
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ int ompi_rte_init_stage1(bool *allow_multi_user_threads, bool *have_hidden_threa
 {
     int ret;
     bool user_threads, hidden_threads;
+    char *enviro_val;
 
     *allow_multi_user_threads = true;
     *have_hidden_threads = false;
@@ -122,6 +123,20 @@ int ompi_rte_init_stage1(bool *allow_multi_user_threads, bool *have_hidden_threa
     ret =  mca_base_param_register_int("ompi", "rte", "debug", NULL, 0);
     mca_base_param_lookup_int(ret, &ompi_rte_debug_flag);
 
+    enviro_val = getenv("OMPI_universe_name");
+    if (NULL != enviro_val) {  /* universe name passed in environment */
+	ompi_universe_info.name = strdup(enviro_val);
+	ompi_process_info.my_universe = strdup(enviro_val);
+    } else {
+	ompi_universe_info.name = strdup("default-universe");
+	ompi_process_info.my_universe = strdup("default-universe");
+    }
+
+    enviro_val = getenv("OMPI_tmpdir_base");
+    if (NULL != enviro_val) {  /* tmpdir base passed in environment */
+	ompi_process_info.tmpdir_base = strdup(enviro_val);
+    }
+
     /*
      * Initialize the event library 
     */
diff --git a/src/runtime/ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line.c b/src/runtime/ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line.c
index 4143c846a1..909ef98280 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line.c
+++ b/src/runtime/ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line.c
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 
 void ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line(ompi_cmd_line_t *cmd_line)
 {
-    char *universe, *initcontact, *nsreplica, *gprreplica, *tmp;
+    char *universe, *nsreplica, *gprreplica, *tmp;
 
-    ompi_output(0, "parsing command line");
 
     /* get universe name and store it, if user specified it */
     /* otherwise, stick with default name */
@@ -72,16 +71,6 @@ void ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line(ompi_cmd_line_t *cmd_line)
 	ompi_process_info.tmpdir_base = NULL;
     }
 
-    /* get initial contact info */
-    if (ompi_cmd_line_is_taken(cmd_line, "initcontact")) {
-	if (NULL == ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "initcontact", 0, 0)) {
-	    ompi_output(0, "error retrieving initial contact info - please report error to bugs@open-mpi.org");
-	    return;
-	}
-	initcontact = strdup(ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "initcontact", 0, 0));
-	mca_oob_set_contact_info(initcontact);
-    }
-
     /* see if name server replica provided */
     if (ompi_cmd_line_is_taken(cmd_line, "nsreplica")) {
 	if (NULL == ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "nsreplica", 0, 0)) {
@@ -89,9 +78,6 @@ void ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line(ompi_cmd_line_t *cmd_line)
 	    return;
 	}
 	nsreplica = strdup(ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "nsreplica", 0, 0));
-	if (0 != strcmp(nsreplica, initcontact)) {
-	    mca_oob_set_contact_info(nsreplica);
-	}
 	mca_oob_parse_contact_info(nsreplica, ompi_process_info.ns_replica, NULL);
     } else {
 	ompi_process_info.ns_replica = NULL;
@@ -104,8 +90,8 @@ void ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line(ompi_cmd_line_t *cmd_line)
 	    return;
 	}
 	gprreplica = strdup(ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "gprreplica", 0, 0));
-	if (0 != strcmp(nsreplica, gprreplica) &&
-	    0 != strcmp(initcontact, gprreplica)) { /* check to see if different */
+	if (NULL != nsreplica &&
+	    0 != strcmp(nsreplica, gprreplica)) { /* check to see if different */
 	    mca_oob_set_contact_info(gprreplica);
 	}
 	mca_oob_parse_contact_info(gprreplica, ompi_process_info.gpr_replica, NULL);
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime_types.h b/src/runtime/runtime_types.h
index 5991c4b52f..52a1c8b5dc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime_types.h
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime_types.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct ompi_rte_node_schedule_t {
     int argc;
     /** environ array for process to start (NULL terminated array) */
     char **env;
+    /** length of env */
+    int envc;
     /** working directory in which to start the application */
     char *cwd;
     /** list of nodes to start the process on (list of 
diff --git a/src/tools/mpirun/Makefile.am b/src/tools/mpirun/Makefile.am
index e66fd5ed75..55f2179824 100644
--- a/src/tools/mpirun/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tools/mpirun/Makefile.am
@@ -5,24 +5,35 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Makefile.options
 
+AM_CPPFLAGS = \
+            -DOMPI_PREFIX="\"$(prefix)\"" \
+            -DOMPI_BINDIR="\"$(bindir)\"" \
+            -DOMPI_LIBDIR="\"$(libdir)\"" \
+            -DOMPI_INCDIR="\"$(includedir)\"" \
+            -DOMPI_PKGLIBDIR="\"$(pkglibdir)\"" \
+            -DOMPI_SYSCONFDIR="\"$(sysconfdir)\"" \
+            -DOMPI_CONFIGURE_USER="\"@OMPI_CONFIGURE_USER@\"" \
+            -DOMPI_CONFIGURE_HOST="\"@OMPI_CONFIGURE_HOST@\"" \
+            -DOMPI_CONFIGURE_DATE="\"@OMPI_CONFIGURE_DATE@\""
+
 libs = $(top_builddir)/src/libmpi.la
 
-bin_SCRIPTS = mpirun mpiboot
-
-EXTRA_DIST = $(bin_SCRIPTS)
-
-bin_PROGRAMS =	mpirun2
+bin_PROGRAMS = \
+        mpirun2
 
 mpirun2_SOURCES = \
-	mpirun2.cc
-mpirun2_LDADD = \
-	$(libs) \
-	$(LIBMPI_EXTRA_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOMPI_EXTRA_LIBS)
-mpirun2_LDFLAGS = \
-	$(libs) \
-	$(LIBMPI_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBOMPI_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
-mpirun2_DEPENDENCIES = \
-	$(libs)
+        mpirun2.h \
+        mpirun2.c 
 
+mpirun2_LDADD = \
+        $(libs) \
+        $(LIBMPI_EXTRA_LIBS) \
+        $(LIBOMPI_EXTRA_LIBS) \
+        $(top_builddir)/src/libmpi.la
+
+mpirun2_DFLAGS = $(LIBMPI_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(LIBOMPI_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+mpirun2_DEPENDENCIES = $(libs) \
+                       $(mpirun2_LDADD)
+
+clean-local:
+	test -z "$(OMPI_CXX_TEMPLATE_REPOSITORY)" || $(RM) -rf $(OMPI_CXX_TEMPLATE_REPOSITORY)
diff --git a/src/tools/mpirun/mpirun2.cc b/src/tools/mpirun/mpirun2.c
similarity index 85%
rename from src/tools/mpirun/mpirun2.cc
rename to src/tools/mpirun/mpirun2.c
index 20a5f3c402..54c7dee3b2 100644
--- a/src/tools/mpirun/mpirun2.cc
+++ b/src/tools/mpirun/mpirun2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*- C++ -*-
+/* -*- C -*-
  *
  * $HEADER$
  */
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ extern char** environ;
 
 static long num_running_procs;
 
-static int
-mpirun_monitor(ompi_process_name_t *name, int newstate, int status)
-{
-    /* BWB - do state checks and the like... */
-    num_running_procs--;
-    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -145,13 +137,24 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     ompi_cmd_line_get_tail(cmd_line, &(sched->argc), &(sched->argv));
     /* set initial contact info */
     my_contact_info = mca_oob_get_contact_info();
-    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->argc), &(sched->argv), "-initcontact");
-    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->argc), &(sched->argv), my_contact_info);
-    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->argc), &(sched->argv), "-nsreplica");
-    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->argc), &(sched->argv), my_contact_info);
-    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->argc), &(sched->argv), "-gprreplica");
-    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->argc), &(sched->argv), my_contact_info);
-    mca_pcm_base_build_base_env(environ, &(sched->env));
+    mca_pcm_base_build_base_env(environ, &(sched->envc), &(sched->env));
+    asprintf(&tmp, "OMPI_MCA_ns_base_replica=%s", my_contact_info);
+    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->envc), &(sched->env), tmp);
+    free(tmp);
+    asprintf(&tmp, "OMPI_MCA_gpr_base_replica=%s", my_contact_info);
+    ompi_argv_append(&(sched->envc), &(sched->env), tmp);
+    free(tmp);
+    if (NULL != ompi_universe_info.name) {
+	asprintf(&tmp, "OMPI_universe_name=%s", ompi_universe_info.name);
+	ompi_argv_append(&(sched->envc), &(sched->env), tmp);
+	free(tmp);
+    }
+    if (ompi_cmd_line_is_taken(cmd_line, "tmpdir")) {  /* user specified the tmp dir base */
+	asprintf(&tmp, "OMPI_tmpdir_base=%s", ompi_cmd_line_get_param(cmd_line, "tmpdir", 0, 0));
+	ompi_argv_append(&(sched->envc), &(sched->env), tmp);
+	free(tmp);
+    }
+
     getcwd(cwd, MAXPATHLEN);
     sched->cwd = strdup(cwd);
     sched->nodelist = nodelist;
diff --git a/src/tools/openmpi/openmpi.c b/src/tools/openmpi/openmpi.c
index e3b9fb8260..ea3ce74671 100644
--- a/src/tools/openmpi/openmpi.c
+++ b/src/tools/openmpi/openmpi.c
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     ompi_rte_parse_cmd_line(cmd_line);
 
 
-    /**  RHC - THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED **/
-    ompi_process_info.seed = true;
-    setenv("OMPI_MCA_oob_base_include", "tcp", 1);
-
-
     /* start the initial barebones RTE (just OOB) so we can check universe existence */
     if (OMPI_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_open())) {
         /* JMS show_help */
@@ -162,6 +157,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	ompi_process_info.my_universe = strdup(ompi_universe_info.name);
 
+	/* startup rest of RTE - needed for handshake with seed */
+	ompi_process_info.ns_replica = NULL;
+	ompi_process_info.gpr_replica = NULL;
+    ompi_rte_init_stage2(&multi_thread, &hidden_thread);
+
 	/* parse command line for rest of seed options */
 	ompi_rte_parse_daemon_cmd_line(cmd_line);
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    exit(-1);
 	} else if (pid == 0) { /* child process does the exec */
 
-	    /* build the command line options for the seed
+	    /* build the environment for the seed
 	     * including universe name and tmpdir_base
 	     */
 	    seed_argv = NULL;
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ompi_argv_append(&seed_argc, &seed_argv, "-hostfile");
 		ompi_argv_append(&seed_argc, &seed_argv, ompi_universe_info.hostfile);
 	    }
-	    /* provide my contact info */
+	    /* provide my contact info as the temporary registry replica*/
 	    contact_info = mca_oob_get_contact_info();
-	    ompi_argv_append(&seed_argc, &seed_argv, "-initcontact");
+	    ompi_argv_append(&seed_argc, &seed_argv, "-gprreplica");
 	    ompi_argv_append(&seed_argc, &seed_argv, contact_info);
 	    /* add options for universe name and tmpdir_base, if provided */
 	    ompi_argv_append(&seed_argc, &seed_argv, "-universe");
diff --git a/test/util/Makefile.am b/test/util/Makefile.am
index 5ee44a6518..21b1940ac4 100644
--- a/test/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/util/Makefile.am
@@ -56,5 +56,4 @@ ompi_pack_SOURCES = ompi_pack.c
 ompi_pack_LDADD = \
         $(top_builddir)/src/libmpi.la \
         $(top_builddir)/test/support/libsupport.la 
-ompi_pack_DEPENDENCIES = $(ompi_session_dir_LDADD)
-
+ompi_pack_DEPENDENCIES = $(ompi_pack_LDADD)