diff --git a/BRMSGateway/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/BRMSGateway/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index b9a34d7..c01117b 100644
--- a/BRMSGateway/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/BRMSGateway/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 <configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="3 seconds" debug="true">
   <!--<jmxConfigurator /> -->
   <!-- directory path for all other type logs -->
-  <property name="logDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="logDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!-- directory path for debugging type logs -->
-  <property name="debugDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="debugDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!--  specify the component name 
     <ONAP-component-name>::= "MSO" | "DCAE" | "ASDC " | "AAI" |"Policy" | "SDNC" | "AC"  -->
-  <property name="componentName" value="policy"></property>
-  <property name="subComponentName" value="brmsgw"></property>
+  <property name="componentName" value="Policy"></property>
+  <property name="subComponentName" value="BRMSGateway"></property>
   
   <!--  log file names -->
   <property name="errorLogName" value="error" />
diff --git a/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index 7a1a6be..04f3233 100644
--- a/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 # FILE appender
 log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pap/pap-rest.log
+log4j.appender.FILE.File=${catalina.base}/logs/pap-rest.log
 log4j.appender.FILE.ImmediateFlush=true
 log4j.appender.FILE.Threshold=debug
 log4j.appender.FILE.append=true
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 log4j.logger.xacml.request=INFO, REQUEST_LOG
 
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.File=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pap/pap-rest-reqres.log
+log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.File=${catalina.base}/logs/pap-rest-reqres.log
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.ImmediateFlush=true
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.Threshold=debug
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.append=true
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 log4j.additivity.auditLogger=false
 
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.File=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pap/audit.log
+log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.File=${catalina.base}/logs/audit.log
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.Append=true
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.threshold=INFO
diff --git a/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 5165631..3595b24 100644
--- a/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 <configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="3 seconds" debug="true">
   <!--<jmxConfigurator /> -->
   <!-- directory path for all other type logs -->
-  <property name="logDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="logDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!-- directory path for debugging type logs -->
-  <property name="debugDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="debugDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!--  specify the component name 
     <ONAP-component-name>::= "MSO" | "DCAE" | "ASDC " | "AAI" |"Policy" | "SDNC" | "AC"  -->
-  <property name="componentName" value="policy"></property>
-  <property name="subComponentName" value="pap"></property>
+  <property name="componentName" value="Policy"></property>
+  <property name="subComponentName" value="ONAP-PAP-REST"></property>
   
   <!--  log file names -->
   <property name="errorLogName" value="error" />
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
           <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${debugDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
 
    -->   
-   <property name="logDirectory" value="${logDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
-   <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${debugDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
+   <property name="logDirectory" value="${catalina.base}/${logDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
+   <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${catalina.base}/${debugDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
    
 
  
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index 5f5e4d5..6e5cfac 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 # FILE appender
 log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pdpx/pdp-rest.log
+log4j.appender.FILE.File=${catalina.base}/logs/pdp-rest.log
 log4j.appender.FILE.ImmediateFlush=true
 log4j.appender.FILE.Threshold=debug
 log4j.appender.FILE.append=true
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 log4j.logger.xacml.request=INFO, REQUEST_LOG
 
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.File=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pdpx/pdp-rest-reqres.log
+log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.File=${catalina.base}/logs/pdp-rest-reqres.log
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.ImmediateFlush=true
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.Threshold=debug
 log4j.appender.REQUEST_LOG.append=true
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 log4j.additivity.auditLogger=false
 
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.File=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pdpx/audit.log
+log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.File=${catalina.base}/logs/audit.log
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.Append=true
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
 log4j.appender.AUDIT_LOG.threshold=INFO
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 6e4064d..677b0d0 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 <configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="3 seconds" debug="true">
   <!--<jmxConfigurator /> -->
   <!-- directory path for all other type logs -->
-  <property name="logDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="logDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!-- directory path for debugging type logs -->
-  <property name="debugDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="debugDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!--  specify the component name 
     <ONAP-component-name>::= "MSO" | "DCAE" | "ASDC " | "AAI" |"Policy" | "SDNC" | "AC"  -->
-  <property name="componentName" value="policy"></property>
-  <property name="subComponentName" value="pdpx"></property>
+  <property name="componentName" value="Policy"></property>
+  <property name="subComponentName" value="ONAP-PDP-REST"></property>
   
   <!--  log file names -->
   <property name="errorLogName" value="error" />
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
           <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${debugDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
 
    -->   
-   <property name="logDirectory" value="${logDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
-   <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${debugDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
+   <property name="logDirectory" value="${catalina.base}/${logDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
+   <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${catalina.base}/${debugDir}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
    
 
  
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP/logging.properties b/ONAP-PDP/logging.properties
index e6f11bd..d25697e 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP/logging.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PDP/logging.properties
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 
 java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = INFO
 java.util.logging.FileHandler.level = INFO
-java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=${{POLICY_LOGS}/policy/pdpx/xacml_log%u.log
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=%h/xacml_log%u.log
 java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
 java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
diff --git a/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 8e99b0a..d19b1ba 100644
--- a/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -28,16 +28,15 @@
   <!--<jmxConfigurator /> -->
 
   <!--  specify the component name -->
-  <property name="componentName" value="policy"></property>
-    <property name="subComponentName" value="epsdk"></property>
+  <property name="componentName" value="epsdk_app_os"></property>
   
   <!--  specify the base path of the log directory -->
-  <property name="logDirPrefix" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}"></property>
+  <property name="logDirPrefix" value="${catalina.base}/logs"></property>
   
   <!-- The directories where logs are written -->
-  <property name="logDirectory" value="${logDirPrefix}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
+  <property name="logDirectory" value="${logDirPrefix}/${componentName}" />
   <!-- Can easily relocate debug logs by modifying this path. -->
-  <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${logDirPrefix}/${componentName}/${subComponentName}" />
+  <property name="debugLogDirectory" value="${logDirPrefix}/${componentName}" />
   
   <!--  log file names -->
   <property name="generalLogName" value="application" />
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index e69f01d..347466b 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 <configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="3 seconds" debug="true">
   <!--<jmxConfigurator /> -->
   <!-- directory path for all other type logs -->
-  <property name="logDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="logDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!-- directory path for debugging type logs -->
-  <property name="debugDir" value="${{POLICY_LOGS}}" />
+  <property name="debugDir" value="logs" />
   
   <!--  specify the component name 
     <ONAP-component-name>::= "MSO" | "DCAE" | "ASDC " | "AAI" |"Policy" | "SDNC" | "AC"  -->
-  <property name="componentName" value="policy"></property>
-  <property name="subComponentName" value="api"></property>
+  <property name="componentName" value="Policy"></property>
+  <property name="subComponentName" value="PolicyEngineAPI"></property>
   
   <!--  log file names -->
   <property name="errorLogName" value="error" />
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/etc/profile.d/env.sh b/packages/base/src/files/etc/profile.d/env.sh
index 14445fb..56b4426 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/etc/profile.d/env.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/etc/profile.d/env.sh
@@ -25,5 +25,3 @@
 
 export JAVA_HOME=${{JAVA_HOME}}
 export PATH=${PATH}:${{POLICY_HOME}}/bin
-
-export POLICY_LOGS=${{POLICY_LOGS}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/cleanup_policy.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/cleanup_policy.sh
index 969d089..1841d3c 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/cleanup_policy.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/cleanup_policy.sh
@@ -71,12 +71,8 @@
 }
 
 # MAIN
-if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-  POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-fi
-mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/policy/db
-LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/cleanup_policy_$DATE.log
-ERR=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/cleanup_policy_$DATE.err
+LOG=$POLICY_HOME/logs/cleanup_policy_$DATE.log
+ERR=$POLICY_HOME/logs/cleanup_policy_$DATE.err
 echo "cleanup_policy.sh started ... `date`" | tee -a $LOG
 if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then 
   DB_USER="${1}"
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup.sh
index 75d1536..dca2017 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup.sh
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@
 
 
 # MAIN
-if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-  POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-fi
-mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/policy/db
-LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_backup_$DATE.log
-ERR=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_backup_$DATE.err  
 echo "db_backup.sh started ... `date`" | tee -a $LOG
 if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then 
   DB_USER="${1}"
@@ -77,6 +71,8 @@
   echo "DB_USER: $DB_USER" | tee -a $LOG
     
   DAILY_BACKUP_DIR=$POLICY_HOME/data/mysql/$DATE
+  LOG=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_backup_$DATE.log
+  ERR=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_backup_$DATE.err
   create_backup_dir 
 
   backup_database
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_data.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_data.sh
index b77885e..ee0b447 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_data.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_data.sh
@@ -63,12 +63,8 @@
 
 
 # MAIN
-if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-  POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-fi
-mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/onap/policy/db
-LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_backup_data_$DATE.log
-ERR=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_backup_data_$DATE.err
+LOG=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_backup_data_$DATE.log
+ERR=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_backup_data_$DATE.err
 echo "db_backup_data.sh started ... `date`" | tee -a $LOG
 if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then 
   DB_USER="${1}"
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_remote.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_remote.sh
index 72f31c3..2128969 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_remote.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_backup_remote.sh
@@ -70,19 +70,14 @@
   DB_PASSWORD="${2}"
   DATABASE="${3}"
   DB_HOSTNAME="${4}"
-  if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-    POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-  fi
-  mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/policy/db
-  LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_backup_remote_$DATE.log
-  ERR=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_backup_remote_$DATE.err
-
   echo "db_backup_remote.sh for [$DATABASE]@[${DB_HOSTNAME}] started ... `date`" | tee -a $LOG
   echo "DB_USER    : $DB_USER"     | tee -a $LOG
   echo "DATABASE   : $DATABASE"    | tee -a $LOG
   echo "DB_HOSTNAME: $DB_HOSTNAME" | tee -a $LOG
     
   DAILY_BACKUP_DIR=$POLICY_HOME/data/mysql/$DATE
+  LOG=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_backup_remote_$DATE.log
+  ERR=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_backup_remote_$DATE.err
   create_backup_dir 
 
   backup_database
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore.sh
index 765b0ca..0f63535 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 DATABASE=""
 TABLE=""
 TEMP_FILE=/tmp/db_restore_$$.sql
-DATE=`date +"%Y%m%d"`
-LOG=""
 
 function restore_all
 {
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@
 {
   database="${1}"
   table="${2}"
-  echo "restore_table [$database] [$table] started ...@`date`" | tee -a $LOG
+  echo "restore_table [$database] [$table] started ...@`date`"
   # extract sql statement from backup file
   echo "use $database;" > $TEMP_FILE 
   echo "set foreign_key_checks=0; " >> $TEMP_FILE
@@ -68,18 +66,12 @@
   echo "Before restore table ..." | tee -a $LOG
   mysql -u${DB_USER} -p${DB_PASSWORD} < $TEMP_FILE 
   echo "--" 
-  echo "restore_table [$database] [$table] completed ...@`date`" | tee -a $LOG
+  echo "restore_table [$database] [$table] completed ...@`date`"
 }
 
 
 # MAIN
-if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-  POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-fi
-mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/policy/db
-LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_restore_$DATE.log
-  
-echo "db_restore.sh started ... `date`" | tee -a $LOG
+echo "db_restore.sh started ... `date`"
 if [ $# -eq 5 ]; then 
   DB_USER="${1}"
   DB_PASSWORD="${2}"
@@ -94,7 +86,7 @@
       restore_all
     fi
   else
-    echo "BACKUP FILE NOT FOUND: $BACKUP_FILE" | tee -a $LOG
+    echo "BACKUP FILE NOT FOUND: $BACKUP_FILE"
   fi
 else
   echo "Usage  : db_restore.sh db_user_id  db_password  backup_file database table_name" 
@@ -102,4 +94,4 @@
 fi
 
 rm -f $TEMP_FILE
-echo "db_restore.sh completed ... `date`" | tee -a $LOG
+echo "db_restore.sh completed ... `date`"
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore_data.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore_data.sh
index ec0874a..c4fec02 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore_data.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_restore_data.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 DATABASE=""
 TABLE=""
 TEMP_FILE=/tmp/db_restore_data_$$.sql
-DATE=`date +"%Y%m%d"`
-LOG=""
 
 function restore_all
 {
@@ -87,11 +85,6 @@
   typeset -l DATABASE="${4}"
   typeset -l TABLE="${5}"
   echo "DB_USER: $DB_USER" 
-  if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-    POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-  fi
-  mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/policy/db
-  LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_restore_data_$DATE.log
   if [ -f $BACKUP_FILE ]; then 
     if [ "${TABLE}" != "all" ]; then 
       restore_table ${DATABASE} ${TABLE}
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade.sh
index 85a9218..87d5d9b 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade.sh
@@ -124,12 +124,8 @@
 
 # MAIN
 #check_directory
-if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-  POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-fi
-mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/policy/db
-LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_upgrade_$DATE.log
-ERR=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_upgrade_$DATE.err
+LOG=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_upgrade_$DATE.log
+ERR=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_upgrade_$DATE.err
 echo "db_upgrade.sh started ..." | tee -a $LOG
 if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then 
   TARGET_RELEASE="${1}"
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade_remote.sh b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade_remote.sh
index c431681..a10ac21 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade_remote.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/mysql/bin/db_upgrade_remote.sh
@@ -146,12 +146,8 @@
 
 # MAIN
 #check_directory
-if [ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]; then
-  POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
-fi
-mkdir -p $POLICY_LOGS/policy/db
-LOG=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_upgrade_remote_$DATE.log
-ERR=$POLICY_LOGS/policy/db/db_upgrade_remote_$DATE.err
+LOG=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_upgrade_remote_$DATE.log
+ERR=$POLICY_HOME/logs/db_upgrade_remote_$DATE.err
 echo "db_upgrade_remote.sh started ..." | tee -a $LOG
 if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then 
   DB_UPGRADE_USER="${1}"
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/common/tomcat/conf/server.xml b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/common/tomcat/conf/server.xml
index 0aca4ea..7873472 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/common/tomcat/conf/server.xml
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/common/tomcat/conf/server.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         <!-- Access log processes all example.
              Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html
              Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="common" -->
-        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="/var/log/onap/policy"
+        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
                prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
                pattern="%h %l %u %t &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
 
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/configs/conf/server.xml b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/configs/conf/server.xml
index a9bf21b..2a6191e 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/configs/conf/server.xml
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/configs/conf/server.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         <!-- Access log processes all example.
              Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html
              Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="common" -->
-        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="/var/log/onap/policy"
+        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
                prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
                pattern="%h %l %u %t &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
 
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/console/conf/server.xml b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/console/conf/server.xml
index b3fa674..53d563b 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/console/conf/server.xml
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/console/conf/server.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
         <!-- Access log processes all example.
              Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html
              Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="common" -->
-        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="/var/log/onap/policy/console"
+        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
                prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
                pattern="%h %l %u %t &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
 
diff --git a/packages/docker/src/main/docker/docker-install.sh b/packages/docker/src/main/docker/docker-install.sh
index c15f36f..e8b9aaf 100644
--- a/packages/docker/src/main/docker/docker-install.sh
+++ b/packages/docker/src/main/docker/docker-install.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
 	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{KEYSTORE_PASSWD}}!${KEYSTORE_PASSWD}!g' "
 	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{JAVA_HOME}}!${JAVA_HOME}!g' "
 	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{COMPONENT_TYPE}}!${COMPONENT_TYPE}!g' "
-	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{POLICY_LOGS}}!${POLICY_LOGS}!g' "
 		
 	while read line || [ -n "${line}" ]; do
         if [[ -n $line ]] && [[ $line != \#* ]]; then
@@ -659,12 +658,6 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ -z ${POLICY_LOGS} ]]; then
-    echo "POLICY_LOGS environment variable NOT set, default to /var/log"
-    export POLICY_LOGS="/var/log/onap"
-fi
-
-
 FQDN=$(hostname -f 2> /dev/null)
 if [[ $? != 0 || -z ${FQDN} ]]; then
 	echo "error: cannot determine the FQDN for this host $(hostname)."
diff --git a/packages/install/src/files/base.conf b/packages/install/src/files/base.conf
index a64cd3e..cd08d4a 100644
--- a/packages/install/src/files/base.conf
+++ b/packages/install/src/files/base.conf
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@
 test_via_jmx=false
 
 ENVIRONMENT=TEST
-
-POLICY_LOGS=/var/log/onap
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/install/src/files/paplp.conf b/packages/install/src/files/paplp.conf
index ec7578b..f5a6d09 100755
--- a/packages/install/src/files/paplp.conf
+++ b/packages/install/src/files/paplp.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 LOGPARSER_X_MX_MB=1024
 
 SERVER=https://${{FQDN}}:9091/pap/
-LOGPATH=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pap/pap-rest.log
-PARSERLOGPATH=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pap/IntegrityMonitor.log
+LOGPATH=${{POLICY_HOME}}/servers/pap/logs/pap-rest.log
+PARSERLOGPATH=IntegrityMonitor.log
 
 node_type=logparser
 # the java property is RESOURCE_NAME (uppercase), but the conf parameter is lowercase
diff --git a/packages/install/src/files/pdplp.conf b/packages/install/src/files/pdplp.conf
index f791a3f..716326c 100755
--- a/packages/install/src/files/pdplp.conf
+++ b/packages/install/src/files/pdplp.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 LOGPARSER_X_MX_MB=1024
 
 SERVER=https://${{FQDN}}:8081/pdp/
-LOGPATH=${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pdpx/pdp-rest.log
-PARSERLOGPATH==${{POLICY_LOGS}}/policy/pdpx/IntegrityMonitor.log
+LOGPATH=${{POLICY_HOME}}/servers/pdp/logs/pdp-rest.log
+PARSERLOGPATH==IntegrityMonitor.log
 
 node_type=logparser
 # the java property is RESOURCE_NAME (uppercase), but the conf parameter is lowercase