diff --git a/config/cord_in_a_box.yml b/config/cord_in_a_box.yml
index f3ce426..b93d496 100644
--- a/config/cord_in_a_box.yml
+++ b/config/cord_in_a_box.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
   # set to the "flavor" of cord you want to install
   cord_profile: 'rcord'
 
-  # set paths to appropriate values
-  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
-  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
+  # cord dir is shared to corddev VM, may need redirection to work
   credentials_dir: '/opt/credentials'
   pki_dir: '/opt/pki'
   ssh_pki_dir: '/opt/ssh_pki'
 
+  # for cord in a box, config = build, so set config_cord_dir to /opt/cord
+  config_cord_dir: '/cord'
+
   # Specifies tasks within the head node provisioning not to execute, including:
   #
   # switch_support -   don't download the switch ONL images as there are no
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index 3799407..ade946a 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
   # set to the profile of cord you want to install
   cord_profile: 'rcord'
 
-  # directories on the head node that the cord dir is copied to, and profile is created in
-  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
-  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
+  # cord dir is shared to corddev VM, causing permissions issues if these aren't set
   credentials_dir: '/opt/credentials'
   pki_dir: '/opt/pki'
   ssh_pki_dir: '/opt/ssh_pki'
diff --git a/config/ecord_global_in_a_box.yml b/config/ecord_global_in_a_box.yml
index 1956c67..6c8478c 100644
--- a/config/ecord_global_in_a_box.yml
+++ b/config/ecord_global_in_a_box.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
   # set to the "flavor" of cord you want to install
   cord_profile: 'ecord-global'
-  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
-  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
 
   # Specifies tasks within the head node provisioning not to execute, including:
   #
diff --git a/config/ecord_in_a_box.yml b/config/ecord_in_a_box.yml
index 827ff04..9c5f50e 100644
--- a/config/ecord_in_a_box.yml
+++ b/config/ecord_in_a_box.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
   # set to the "flavor" of cord you want to install
   cord_profile: 'ecord'
-  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
-  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
 
   # Specifies tasks within the head node provisioning not to execute, including:
   #
diff --git a/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml b/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
index 6f3ce06..7e97199 100644
--- a/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
+++ b/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
   # set to the profile of cord you want to install
   cord_profile: 'rcord'
 
-  # directories on the head node that the cord dir is copied to, and profile is created in
-  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
-  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
+  # cord dir is shared to corddev VM, causing permissions issues if these aren't set
   credentials_dir: '/opt/credentials'
   pki_dir: '/opt/pki'
   ssh_pki_dir: '/opt/ssh_pki'
diff --git a/config/sample.yml b/config/sample.yml
index 4a5adbc..0e37ebe 100644
--- a/config/sample.yml
+++ b/config/sample.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
   # set to the profile of cord you want to install
   cord_profile: 'rcord'
 
-  # directories on the head node that the cord dir is copied to, and profile is created in
-  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
-  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
+  # cord dir is shared to corddev VM, causing permissions issues if these aren't set
   credentials_dir: '/opt/credentials'
   pki_dir: '/opt/pki'
   ssh_pki_dir: '/opt/ssh_pki'