diff --git a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OfflineControl/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OfflineControl/Makefile.am
index 106bb28c82faa4a2512bbfc39ad00b95a193c1d1..11404259dceb8b4d1e2db16324cb510b8dd442aa 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OfflineControl/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OfflineControl/Makefile.am
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST 					= $(configfiles_DATA) $(sysconf_DATA)
 #in case of make install these files will be copied to the bindir beside the test apps
 configfilesdir=$(bindir)
 configfiles_DATA 	= 
-
-sysconf_DATA		= OfflineControl.log_prop
-
-%.log_prop: %.log_prop.in
-	cp $< $@
-
-clean-local:
-	rm -f *.ph
+sysconf_DATA		= 
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OfflineControl/OfflineControl.log_prop.in b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OfflineControl/OfflineControl.log_prop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index bd276a77804c605306a60087c42630bf33ffc546..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OfflineControl/OfflineControl.log_prop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# add your custom loggers and appenders here
-#
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=INFO, STDOUT, FILE
-log4cplus.additivity.ASTRON=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{9} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=../log/OfflineControl.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=5MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=5
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
-log4cplus.appender.DUMP=log4cplus::NullAppender
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=DUMP
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.additivity.MAC=FALSE
-log4cplus.logger.MAC=DEBUG, STDOUT, FILE
-
-#log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-#log4cplus.logger.TRC=TRACE, FILE
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/Makefile.am
index 3f43e18cc03d9d1ead40a802dc7cb323408a998b..0152195438dbf15d0b62fdeb9af136df227ff055 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/Makefile.am
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST 					= $(configfiles_DATA) $(sysconf_DATA)
 #in case of make install these files will be copied to the bindir beside the test apps
 configfilesdir=$(bindir)
 configfiles_DATA 	= 
-
-sysconf_DATA		= OnlineControl.log_prop
-
-%.log_prop: %.log_prop.in
-	cp $< $@
-
-clean-local:
-	rm -f *.ph
+sysconf_DATA		= 
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/OnlineControl.cc b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/OnlineControl.cc
index 7db31bfe0852d668d4726b35e50448aad50c1d4a..719fa2a8f905322c2630e301ac8e5f9eb28f9c65 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/OnlineControl.cc
+++ b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/OnlineControl.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <PLC/PCCmd.h>
 
 #include "OnlineControl.h"
-#include "OnlineControlDefines.h"
+#include "PVSSDatapointDefs.h"
 
 using namespace LOFAR::GCF::PVSS;
 using namespace LOFAR::GCF::TM;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void    OnlineControl::_setState(CTState::CTstateNr     newState)
 	// Update PVSS to inform operator.
 	if (itsPropertySet) {
 		CTState		cts;
-		itsPropertySet->setValue(PVSSNAME_FSM_CURACT, GCFPVString(cts.name(newState)));
+		itsPropertySet->setValue(PN_FSM_CURRENT_ACTION, GCFPVString(cts.name(newState)));
 	}
 }   
 
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ GCFEvent::TResult OnlineControl::initial_state(GCFEvent& event,
 
     case F_INIT: {
 		// Get access to my own propertyset.
-		uint32	obsID = globalParameterSet()->getUint32("Observation.ObsID");
-		string	propSetName = formatString(ONC_PROPSET_NAME, obsID);
+//		uint32	obsID = globalParameterSet()->getUint32("Observation.ObsID");
+		string	propSetName(createPropertySetName(PSN_ONLINE_CTRL, getName()));
 		LOG_DEBUG_STR ("Activating PropertySet: "<< propSetName);
 		itsPropertySet = new RTDBPropertySet(propSetName,
-											 ONC_PROPSET_TYPE,
-											 PSAT_WO,
+											 PST_ONLINE_CTRL,
+											 PSAT_RW,
 											 this);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ GCFEvent::TResult OnlineControl::initial_state(GCFEvent& event,
 	case F_TIMER: {	// must be timer that PropSet is online.
 		// update PVSS.
 		LOG_TRACE_FLOW ("Updateing state to PVSS");
-		itsPropertySet->setValue(PVSSNAME_FSM_CURACT, GCFPVString("initial"));
-		itsPropertySet->setValue(PVSSNAME_FSM_ERROR, GCFPVString(""));
+		itsPropertySet->setValue(PN_FSM_CURRENT_ACTION, GCFPVString("initial"));
+		itsPropertySet->setValue(PN_FSM_ERROR, GCFPVString(""));
 	  
 		// Start ParentControl task
 		LOG_DEBUG ("Enabling ParentControl task");
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ GCFEvent::TResult OnlineControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface&
 	switch (event.signal) {
 	case F_ENTRY: {
 		// update PVSS
-		itsPropertySet->setValue(PVSSNAME_FSM_CURACT, GCFPVString("active"));
-		itsPropertySet->setValue(PVSSNAME_FSM_ERROR, GCFPVString(""));
+		itsPropertySet->setValue(PN_FSM_CURRENT_ACTION, GCFPVString("active"));
+		itsPropertySet->setValue(PN_FSM_ERROR, GCFPVString(""));
 	}
 	break;
 
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ GCFEvent::TResult OnlineControl::finishing_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterfa
 	switch (event.signal) {
 	case F_ENTRY: {
 		// update PVSS
-		itsPropertySet->setValue(PVSSNAME_FSM_CURACT, GCFPVString("finished"));
-		itsPropertySet->setValue(PVSSNAME_FSM_ERROR, GCFPVString(""));
+		itsPropertySet->setValue(PN_FSM_CURRENT_ACTION, GCFPVString("finished"));
+		itsPropertySet->setValue(PN_FSM_ERROR, GCFPVString(""));
 
 		itsTimerPort->setTimer(1.0);
 		break;
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/OnlineControl.log_prop.in b/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/OnlineControl.log_prop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e62511adc1e7995617d2503e2efd986a4c67ae4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/CEPCU/src/OnlineControl/OnlineControl.log_prop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# add your custom loggers and appenders here
-#
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=DEBUG, STDOUT, FILE
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=TRACE2
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{9} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=../log/OnlineControl.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=5MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=5
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/CTStartDaemon/CTStartDaemon.log_prop b/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/CTStartDaemon/CTStartDaemon.log_prop
deleted file mode 100644
index 14f67238d8d5ded1f75374f37554c27a94cd95e3..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/CTStartDaemon/CTStartDaemon.log_prop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# add your custom loggers and appenders here
-#
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=DEBUG, STDOUT, FILE
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=TRACE5
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=../log/CTStartDaemon.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=5MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=5
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/CTStartDaemon/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/CTStartDaemon/Makefile.am
index d054d72dc93b1b7075f4b9c2e89278b19971c1d4..127a86f962c4f02cb1ae2dc3ba600ca33b1ba8de 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/CTStartDaemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/CTStartDaemon/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST 					= $(configfiles_DATA) $(sysconf_DATA)
 configfilesdir=$(bindir)
 configfiles_DATA 	= 
 
-sysconf_DATA		= CTStartDaemon.conf \
-					  CTStartDaemon.log_prop 
+sysconf_DATA		= CTStartDaemon.conf
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/ServiceBroker/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/ServiceBroker/Makefile.am
index e20cac992385b58aa42918c757b60121913dd928..f6a9179966ab9873f247cb865353b0a132790455 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/ServiceBroker/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/ServiceBroker/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST 					= $(configfiles_DATA) $(sysconf_DATA)
 configfilesdir=$(bindir)
 configfiles_DATA 	= 
 
-sysconf_DATA		= ServiceBroker.conf \
-					  ServiceBroker.log_prop 
+sysconf_DATA		= ServiceBroker.conf 
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/ServiceBroker/ServiceBroker.log_prop b/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/ServiceBroker/ServiceBroker.log_prop
deleted file mode 100644
index 1579863d6e12b01d53224112bcd8ca027d0e7986..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/CUDaemons/src/ServiceBroker/ServiceBroker.log_prop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# add your custom loggers and appenders here
-#
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=DEBUG, FILE
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=TRACE5
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=../log/ServiceBroker.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=5MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=5
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/KeyValueLogger/KeyValueLogger.log_prop b/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/KeyValueLogger/KeyValueLogger.log_prop
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/KeyValueLogger/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/KeyValueLogger/Makefile.am
index 6e898d37fb730c839fdf60cb181034a35835eab4..6769087003c633eb4f303a6085983b6a1bd75914 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/KeyValueLogger/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/KeyValueLogger/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST 					= $(configfiles_DATA) $(sysconf_DATA)
 configfilesdir				= $(bindir)
 configfiles_DATA 			= 
 
-sysconf_DATA				= KeyValueLogger.conf \
-							  KeyValueLogger.log_prop 
+sysconf_DATA				= KeyValueLogger.conf
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/SASGateway/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/SASGateway/Makefile.am
index 6a67a5844a05cad8ad454a87f77adc771b5181f5..e5b0c123c98ef8eb45f8606a3c3b458956a28581 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/SASGateway/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/SASGateway/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST 					= $(configfiles_DATA) $(sysconf_DATA)
 configfilesdir				= $(bindir)
 configfiles_DATA 			= 
 
-sysconf_DATA				= SASGateway.conf \
-							  SASGateway.log_prop 
+sysconf_DATA				= SASGateway.conf
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/SASGateway/SASGateway.log_prop b/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/SASGateway/SASGateway.log_prop
deleted file mode 100644
index 98ce78b004e22dfbf9a0ecdf9e1d2ec2615f66be..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/CURTDBDaemons/src/SASGateway/SASGateway.log_prop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# add your custom loggers and appenders here
-#
-log4cplus.rootLogger=INFO, FILE
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=DEBUG, FILE
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=../log/%filename.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=5MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=5
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/PAC/CalServer/src/CalServer.log_prop.in b/MAC/APL/PAC/CalServer/src/CalServer.log_prop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index a79a3f29b8d28214126d8a6c91559e937064b6f2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/PAC/CalServer/src/CalServer.log_prop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=INFO, MACSTDERR
-log4cplus.additivity.ASTRON=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{4} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP=log4cplus::SocketAppender
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.port=25003
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.host=lofar30
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.Threshold=INFO
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=CalServer.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=10MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=10
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.DUMP=log4cplus::NullAppender
-
-log4cplus.additivity.MAC=FALSE
-log4cplus.logger.MAC=INFO, STDOUT
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=DUMP
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-#log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-#log4cplus.logger.TRC=TRACE, STDOUT
diff --git a/MAC/APL/PAC/CalServer/src/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/PAC/CalServer/src/Makefile.am
index 345135892b4ed55dd1fae908cddc425cf0eabfbf..478818ca88107b4e2b32b46ed9a1f6084f2b9cfb 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/PAC/CalServer/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/PAC/CalServer/src/Makefile.am
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = \
 	SourceCatalog.conf \
 	LBAntennas.conf \
 	HBAntennas.conf \
-	AntennaArrays.conf \
-	CalServer.log_prop
+	AntennaArrays.conf
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
@@ -30,11 +29,7 @@ sysconf_DATA = \
 	SourceCatalog.conf \
 	LBAntennas.conf \
 	HBAntennas.conf \
-	AntennaArrays.conf \
-	CalServer.log_prop
-
-%.log_prop: %.log_prop.in
-	cp $< $@
+	AntennaArrays.conf
 
 %.conf: %.conf.in
 	cp $< $@
diff --git a/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/Makefile.am
index d738872a913c894ba87ff8477cc3ae9fdbc06731..58aea0b5534c5fc5a98125a4af2af45d87e6ec42 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/Makefile.am
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ SUFFIXES = .ph
 	$(AUTOGEN) --writable -L $(datadir)/GCF/TM $<
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = \
-	RemoteStation.conf \
-	RSPDriver.conf \
-	rspctl.conf \
-	RSPDriver.log_prop \
-	rspctl.log_prop
+	rspctl.conf 
+
+#	RemoteStation.conf
+#	RSPDriver.conf
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -f *.ph
@@ -30,11 +29,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
 sysconf_DATA = \
-	RemoteStation.conf \
-	RSPDriver.conf \
-	rspctl.conf \
-	RSPDriver.log_prop \
-	rspctl.log_prop
+	rspctl.conf 
+
+#	RemoteStation.conf
+#	RSPDriver.conf
 
 %.properties: $(MAC_CONFIG)/%.properties
 	cp $< $@
@@ -42,15 +40,6 @@ sysconf_DATA = \
 %.conf: %.conf.in
 	cp $< $@
 
-%.log_prop: %.log_prop.in
-	cp $< $@
-
-%.ns: %.ns.in
-	cp $< $@
-
-%.top: %.top.in
-	cp $< $@
-
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libepa.la
 
 include_HEADERS =
diff --git a/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/RSPDriver.log_prop.in b/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/RSPDriver.log_prop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index c624e5d5626f5c19ac47cf1fc041f316beb1ea6b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/RSPDriver.log_prop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-
-
-#log4cplus.rootLogger=INFO, MACSTDERR, FILE
-log4cplus.rootLogger=DEBUG, STDOUT
-log4cplus.additivity.ASTRON=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{4} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP=log4cplus::SocketAppender
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.port=25003
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.host=lofar30
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.Threshold=INFO
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=../log/RSPDriver.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=10MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=10
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.DUMP=log4cplus::NullAppender
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=DUMP
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
diff --git a/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/rspctl.log_prop.in b/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/rspctl.log_prop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 83a6fcdb0ebc3d8d71e62eff2e156158a49bcd78..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/PIC/RSPDriver/src/rspctl.log_prop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=INFO, MACSTDERR
-log4cplus.additivity.ASTRON=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{4} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.MACSTDERR.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP=log4cplus::SocketAppender
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.port=25003
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.host=lofar30
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.Threshold=INFO
-
-log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=rspctl.log
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=10MB
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=10
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.logToStdErr=true
-
-log4cplus.appender.DUMP=log4cplus::NullAppender
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=DUMP
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.additivity.MAC=FALSE
-log4cplus.logger.MAC=INFO, FILE
-
-# log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-# log4cplus.logger.TRC=TRACE, FILE
diff --git a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/CodeLoggingTest.log_prop b/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/CodeLoggingTest.log_prop
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b194cfccb30f1c3fb8a6f6dde37ca81d92bb975..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/CodeLoggingTest.log_prop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-log4cplus.rootLogger=INFO, STDOUT, MACCLP
-log4cplus.additivity.ASTRON=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
-
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP=log4cplus::SocketAppender
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.port=25003
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.host=lofar30
-log4cplus.appender.MACCLP.Threshold=INFO
-
-log4cplus.appender.DUMP=log4cplus::NullAppender
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=DEBUG, DUMP
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/ControllerMenu.log_prop b/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/ControllerMenu.log_prop
deleted file mode 100644
index f96b18a8a6fec2415325131e5bb1d30c567a82fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/ControllerMenu.log_prop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# add your custom loggers and appenders here
-#
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=FATAL, STDOUT
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=DEBUG
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{9} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/Makefile.am
index 5052cc432b4a2fe72eea859db3c47a2c46d508dc..dc6193b7674d24cd856b73e7d6e0354e311b206b 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/Makefile.am
@@ -33,19 +33,6 @@ DOCHDRS						= $(pkginclude_HEADERS) $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
 EXTRA_DIST 					= 
 
-#in case of make install these files will be copied to the bindir beside the test apps
-
-sysconf_DATA		= ControllerMenu.log_prop TestController.log_prop CodeLoggingTest.log_prop
-
-%.log_prop: %.log_prop.in
-	cp $< $@
-
-%.conf: %.conf.in
-	cp $< $@
-
-clean-local:
-	rm -f *.ph
-
 versiontestctlr_SOURCES      = versiontestctlr.cc Package__Version.cc
 versiontestctlr_LDADD        = 
 versiontestctlr_DEPENDENCIES = $(LOFAR_DEPEND)
diff --git a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/TestController.log_prop b/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/TestController.log_prop
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cc495b88b9a36fc84617db550957cf5c788310d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/TestCtlr/src/TestController.log_prop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# add your custom loggers and appenders here
-#
-
-log4cplus.rootLogger=DEBUG, STDOUT
-
-log4cplus.logger.TRC=TRACE3
-log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
-
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{9} - %m [%.25l]%n
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
-