Index: tests/release/megatest.config
==================================================================
--- tests/release/megatest.config
+++ tests/release/megatest.config
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 # htmlviewercmd firefox -new-window 
 htmlviewercmd arora
 
 [jobtools]
 launcher nbfake
-maxload 1.5
+maxload 2.5
 
 [disks]
 disk0 #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/runs
 

Index: tests/release/runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- tests/release/runconfigs.config
+++ tests/release/runconfigs.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [default]
 MTRUNNER   #{shell readlink -f #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/../../utils/mtrunner}
 MTTESTDIR  #{shell readlink -f #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/..}
+MTPATH     #{shell readlink -f #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/../../bin}
 
 [v1.60/15]
 

Index: tests/release/tests/fullrun/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/release/tests/fullrun/testconfig
+++ tests/release/tests/fullrun/testconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [ezsteps]
-cleantop $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -remove-runs -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel -testpatt %
-runall   $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -runtests %  -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel
-runtop   $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -runtests all_toplevel -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel -rerun FAIL -preclean
-results  $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -list-runs release_toplevel -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel 
+cleantop $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -remove-runs -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel -testpatt %
+runall   $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -run -testpatt %            -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel
+runtop   $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -run -testpatt all_toplevel -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel -rerun FAIL -preclean
+results  $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -list-runs release_toplevel -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_toplevel 
 
 [requirements]
 # waiton  #{getenv ALL_TOPLEVEL_TESTS}
 
 # This is a "toplevel" test, it does not require waitons to be non-FAIL to run

Index: tests/release/tests/itempatt/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/release/tests/itempatt/testconfig
+++ tests/release/tests/itempatt/testconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 [ezsteps]
-runtem   $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -runtests runfirst/%2 -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_itempatt
-results  $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -list-runs release_itempatt -target ubuntu/nfs/none
+clean    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -remove-runs -testpatt % -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_itempatt
+cleanres $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -list-runs release_itempatt -target ubuntu/nfs/none
+
+runitems $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -run -testpatt runfirst/%2 -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname release_itempatt
+results  $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -list-runs release_itempatt -target ubuntu/nfs/none
 
 [requirements]
 # waiton  #{getenv ALL_TOPLEVEL_TESTS}
 
 # This is a "toplevel" test, it does not require waitons to be non-FAIL to run

Index: tests/release/tests/test2/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/release/tests/test2/testconfig
+++ tests/release/tests/test2/testconfig
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 # test2 from the tests/Makefile
 
-[vars]
+[var]
 tname test2
+mtpath #{shell readlink -f ../../bin}
 
 [ezsteps]
-clean    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -remove-runs -testpatt %                    -target  ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}%
-part1    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -run         -testpatt ez_pass,runfirst/a/% -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}   -preclean
-part2    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -run         -testpatt  %/,%/ai             -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_a -preclean
-part3    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -runtests %/,%/ai                           -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_b -preclean
-part4    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -run         -testpatt  runfirst/%,%/ai     -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_a -preclean
-part5    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -run         -testpatt %/,%/winter          -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_a -preclean
-part6    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -set-state-status COMPLETED,FORCED :state COMPLETED :status PASS -testpatt ez_p%s,runfirst/ -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}
-
-results   $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -list-runs #{get var tname}   -target ubuntu/nfs/none
-results_a $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -list-runs #{get var tname}_a -target ubuntu/nfs/none
-results_b $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun megatest -list-runs #{get var tname}_b -target ubuntu/nfs/none
+clean    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun  $MTPATH megatest -remove-runs -testpatt %                    -target  ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}%
+part1    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun  $MTPATH megatest -run         -testpatt ez_pass,runfirst/a/% -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}   -preclean
+part2    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun  $MTPATH megatest -run         -testpatt  %/,%/ai             -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_a -preclean
+part3    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun  $MTPATH megatest -runtests %/,%/ai                           -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_b -preclean
+part4    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun  $MTPATH megatest -run         -testpatt  runfirst/%,%/ai     -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_a -preclean
+part5    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun  $MTPATH megatest -run         -testpatt %/,%/winter          -reqtarg ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}_a -preclean
+part6    $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun  $MTPATH megatest -set-state-status COMPLETED,FORCED :state COMPLETED :status PASS -testpatt ez_p%s,runfirst/ -target ubuntu/nfs/none -runname #{get var tname}
+
+results   $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -list-runs #{get var tname}   -target ubuntu/nfs/none
+results_a $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -list-runs #{get var tname}_a -target ubuntu/nfs/none
+results_b $MTRUNNER $MTTESTDIR/fullrun $MTPATH megatest -list-runs #{get var tname}_b -target ubuntu/nfs/none
 
 [requirements]
 # waiton  #{getenv ALL_TOPLEVEL_TESTS}
 
 # This is a "toplevel" test, it does not require waitons to be non-FAIL to run

Index: utils/mtrunner
==================================================================
--- utils/mtrunner
+++ utils/mtrunner
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
 # Run megatest from within megatest
+# Usage: mtrunner testsuite_dir megatest_bin_dir command args ....
 
 for var in $(env | egrep "^MT_"|cut -d= -f1);do
   unset ${var}
 done
 cd $1
 shift
+export PATH="$1:$PATH"
+shift 
 
 "$@"