Index: example/megatest.config
==================================================================
--- example/megatest.config
+++ example/megatest.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [fields]
+CFG_TYPE This is the refdb to use.
 RUN_TYPE Can be: full or quick
 
 [setup]
 # Adjust max_concurrent_jobs to limit parallel jobs
 max_concurrent_jobs 50
@@ -14,5 +15,8 @@
 
 # As you run more tests you may need to add additional disks 
 # the names are arbitrary but must be unique
 [disks]
 disk0 #{getenv PWD}/runs
+
+[include local.megatest.config]
+

Index: example/runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- example/runconfigs.config
+++ example/runconfigs.config
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [default]
 ALLTESTS see this variable
 
 # Your variables here are grouped by targets [SYSTEM/RELEASE]
-[SYSTEM_val/RELEASE_val]
+[cfg/default]
 ANOTHERVAR only defined if target is SYSTEM_val/RELEASE_val
+
+[include local.runconfigs.config]
+

Index: example/tests/diskspace/diskspace.sh
==================================================================
--- example/tests/diskspace/diskspace.sh
+++ example/tests/diskspace/diskspace.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
     # measure the free space
     freespace=`df -k $dirname | grep $dirname | awk '{print $4}'`
 
     # get the minfree allowed from the refdb
-    minfree=`refdb lookup $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME/cfg machines $TARGETHOST minfree`
+    minfree=`refdb lookup $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME/$CFG_TYPE machines $TARGETHOST minfree`
 
     if [[ $freespace -lt $minfree ]];then
 	echo "ERROR: available space $freespace is less than minimum allowed of $minfree on $dirname"
     else
 	echo "INFO: space available of $freespace k on $dirname meets required minimum of $minfree."

Index: example/tests/diskspace/testconfig
==================================================================
--- example/tests/diskspace/testconfig
+++ example/tests/diskspace/testconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 waiton ping
 mode itemwait
 
 # Iteration for your tests are controlled by the items section
 [items]
-TARGETHOST [system refdb getrownames cfg machines]
+TARGETHOST [system refdb getrownames $CFG_TYPE machines]

Index: example/tests/ping/testconfig
==================================================================
--- example/tests/ping/testconfig
+++ example/tests/ping/testconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 [ezsteps]
 ping ping -c 5 $PINGHOST
 
 # Iteration for your tests are controlled by the items section
 [items]
-PINGHOST [system refdb getrownames cfg machines]
+PINGHOST [system refdb getrownames $CFG_TYPE machines]