diff --git a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/01-createCsUser.rb b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/01-createCsUser.rb
index 84b0cb2..3c67715 100644
--- a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/01-createCsUser.rb
+++ b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/01-createCsUser.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@
   })
 end
 
-
-bash "create-sdc-user" do
-   code <<-EOH
-     cd /tmp ; /tmp/create_cassandra_user.sh
-   EOH
-end
+execute "create-sdc-user" do
+  command "/tmp/create_cassandra_user.sh"
+  cwd "/tmp/"
+  action :run
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/02-createDoxKeyspace.rb b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/02-createDoxKeyspace.rb
index 38de1e8..5f740a8 100644
--- a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/02-createDoxKeyspace.rb
+++ b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/02-createDoxKeyspace.rb
@@ -19,21 +19,16 @@
     action :create
 end
 
+execute "onboard-db-schema-creation" do
+    ignore_failure true
+  command "chmod +x onboard-db-schema-creation.sh && sh -x /tmp/tools/build/scripts/onboard-db-schema-creation.sh"
+  cwd "/tmp/tools/build/scripts"
+  action :run
+end
 
-bash "onboard-db-schema-creation" do
+execute "create-DOX-schema" do
     ignore_failure true
-    code <<-EOH
-     cd /tmp/tools/build/scripts
-     chmod +x onboard-db-schema-creation.sh
-     bash /tmp/tools/build/scripts/onboard-db-schema-creation.sh
-    EOH
-end
-    
-bash "create-DOX-schema" do
-    ignore_failure true
-    code <<-EOH
-     cd /tmp 
-     chmod +x /tmp/create_dox_keyspace.sh
-     /tmp/create_dox_keyspace.sh
-    EOH
-end
+  command "chmod +x /tmp/create_dox_keyspace.sh && /tmp/create_dox_keyspace.sh"
+  cwd "/tmp"
+  action :run
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/03-schemaCreation.rb b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/03-schemaCreation.rb
index a62550e..e60740f 100644
--- a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/03-schemaCreation.rb
+++ b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/03-schemaCreation.rb
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@
   mode 0755
 end
 
-## extract sdctool.tar
-bash "install tar" do
+execute "install tar" do
+  command "/bin/tar xf /tmp/sdctool.tar -C /tmp"
   cwd "/tmp"
-  code <<-EOH
-     /bin/tar xf /tmp/sdctool.tar -C /tmp
-  EOH
+  action :run
 end
 
-
 template "janusgraph.properties" do
   sensitive true
   path "/tmp/sdctool/config/janusgraph.properties"
@@ -49,19 +46,13 @@
   })
 end
 
-
-
-bash "executing-schema-creation" do
-   code <<-EOH
-     cd /tmp
-     chmod +x /tmp/sdctool/scripts/schemaCreation.sh
-     /tmp/sdctool/scripts/schemaCreation.sh /tmp/sdctool/config
-   EOH
+execute "executing-schema-creation" do
+  command "chmod +x /tmp/sdctool/scripts/schemaCreation.sh && /tmp/sdctool/scripts/schemaCreation.sh /tmp/sdctool/config"
+  cwd "/tmp"
+  action :run
 end
 
-bash "executing-janusGraphSchemaCreation.sh" do
-  code <<-EOH
-     chmod +x /tmp/sdctool/scripts/janusGraphSchemaCreation.sh
-     /tmp/sdctool/scripts/janusGraphSchemaCreation.sh /tmp/sdctool/config
-   EOH
-end
+execute "executing-janusGraphSchemaCreation.sh" do
+  command "chmod +x /tmp/sdctool/scripts/janusGraphSchemaCreation.sh && /tmp/sdctool/scripts/janusGraphSchemaCreation.sh /tmp/sdctool/config"
+  action :run
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/04-importConformance.rb b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/04-importConformance.rb
index 0490c89..8c2ee50 100644
--- a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/04-importConformance.rb
+++ b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/recipes/04-importConformance.rb
@@ -2,19 +2,8 @@
 cl_release=node['version'].split('.')[0..2].join('.').split('-')[0]
 printf("\033[33mcl_release=[%s]\n\033[0m", cl_release)
 
-
-
-bash "import-Conformance" do
+execute "import-Conformance" do
+  command "conf_dir=/tmp/sdctool/config && tosca_dir=/tmp/sdctool/tosca && cl_version=`grep 'toscaConformanceLevel:' $conf_dir/configuration.yaml |awk '{print $2}'` && cd /tmp/sdctool/scripts && /bin/chmod +x sdcSchemaFileImport.sh && echo \"execute /tmp/sdctool/scripts/sdcSchemaFileImport.sh ${tosca_dir} #{cl_release} ${cl_version} ${conf_dir} onap\" && ./sdcSchemaFileImport.sh ${tosca_dir} #{cl_release} ${cl_version} ${conf_dir} onap"
   cwd "#{working_directory}"
-  code <<-EOH
-    conf_dir=/tmp/sdctool/config
-    tosca_dir=/tmp/sdctool/tosca
-
-    cl_version=`grep 'toscaConformanceLevel:' $conf_dir/configuration.yaml |awk '{print $2}'`
-
-    cd /tmp/sdctool/scripts
-    /bin/chmod +x sdcSchemaFileImport.sh
-    echo "execute /tmp/sdctool/scripts/sdcSchemaFileImport.sh ${tosca_dir} #{cl_release} ${cl_version} ${conf_dir} onap"
-    ./sdcSchemaFileImport.sh ${tosca_dir} #{cl_release} ${cl_version} ${conf_dir} onap
-  EOH
+  action :run
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_cassandra_user.sh.erb b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_cassandra_user.sh.erb
index 426eed8..9fa3130 100644
--- a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_cassandra_user.sh.erb
+++ b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_cassandra_user.sh.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 CASSANDRA_IP=<%= @cassandra_ip %>
 CASSANDRA_PORT=<%= @cassandra_port %>
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@
 is_up=0
 while [ $is_up -eq 0 -a $retry_num -le 100 ]; do
 
-   echo "exit" | cqlsh -u cassandra -p $CS_PASSWORD $CASSANDRA_IP $CASSANDRA_PORT  > /dev/null 2>&1
+   echo "exit" | cqlsh -u cassandra -p $CS_PASSWORD $CASSANDRA_IP $CASSANDRA_PORT
    res1=$?
 
    if [ $res1 -eq 0 ]; then
-      echo "`date` --- cqlsh is enabled to connect."
+      echo "`date` --- cqlsh is able to connect."
       is_up=1
    else
-      echo "`date` --- cqlsh is NOT enabled to connect yet. sleep 5"
+      echo "`date` --- cqlsh is NOT able to connect yet. sleep 5"
       sleep 5
    fi
-   let "retry_num++"
+   retry_num=$((retry_num+1))
 done
 
 cassandra_user_exist=`echo "list users;" | cqlsh -u cassandra -p $CS_PASSWORD $CASSANDRA_IP $CASSANDRA_PORT | grep -c $SDC_USER`
diff --git a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_dox_keyspace.sh.erb b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_dox_keyspace.sh.erb
index e9d10af..9b20c6f 100644
--- a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_dox_keyspace.sh.erb
+++ b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/create_dox_keyspace.sh.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 CASSANDRA_USER='<%= @cassandra_usr %>'
 CASSANDRA_PASS='<%= @cassandra_pwd %>'