diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 10448f13..6afcd90f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-tail -f /tmp/nochroot/${0}.log >& /dev/tty &
+mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
+exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/tty &
 # need to copy over ssh key info
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 1073359b..386c524a 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-tail -f ${0}.log >& /dev/tty &
 
 # This runs prior to the installer beginning. This is used to rewrite the 
 # scripted install file, merging data from confluent and identifying
@@ -8,7 +7,12 @@ tail -f ${0}.log >& /dev/tty &
 # If you want to use a more custom partition plan, the easiest
 # method is to edit the kicktstart file and comment out or
 # delete %include /tmp/partitioning
-
+if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
+    consoledev=$(cat /run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf | sed -e 's!console=!/dev/!' -e 's/,.*//')
+    TMUX= tmux a <> $consoledev >&0 2>&1 &
+fi
+exec >> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
+tail -f /tmp/confluent-pre.log > /dev/tty &
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 locale=$(grep ^locale: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
 locale=${locale#locale: }
@@ -50,10 +54,6 @@ for pubkey in /etc/ssh/ssh_host*key.pub; do
     echo HostCertificate $certfile >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
 done
 /usr/sbin/sshd -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
-if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
-    consoledev=$(cat /run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf | sed -e 's!console=!/dev/!' -e 's/,.*//')
-    TMUX= tmux a <> $consoledev >&0 2>&1 &
-fi
 cryptboot=$(grep ^encryptboot: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
 LUKSPARTY=''
 touch /tmp/addonpackages
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh
index b3082e46..48fa65f7 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ cp /tmp/functions /mnt/sysimage/etc/confluent/
 if [ -f /tmp/cryptboot ]; then
     cp /tmp/cryptboot /mnt/sysimage/tmp/
 fi
-mkdir -p /mnt/sysimage/tmp/nochroot/tmp
-mount -o bind,ro /tmp/ /mnt/sysimage/tmp/nochroot/tmp
+mkdir -p /mnt/sysimage/var/log/confluent
+mv /tmp/confluent-pre.log /mnt/sysimage/var/log/confluent
 echo Port 2222 >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
 echo Match LocalPort 22 >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
 echo "    ChrootDirectory /mnt/sysimage" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 10448f13..6afcd90f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-tail -f /tmp/nochroot/${0}.log >& /dev/tty &
+mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
+exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/tty &
 # need to copy over ssh key info
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 19cf330c..23bc238f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
 # If you want to use a more custom partition plan, the easiest
 # method is to edit the kicktstart file and comment out or
 # delete %include /tmp/partitioning
-
-tail -f ${0}.log >& /dev/tty &
+if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
+    consoledev=$(cat /run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf | sed -e 's!console=!/dev/!' -e 's/,.*//')
+    tmux a <> $consoledev >&0 2>&1 &
+fi
+exec >> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
+tail -f /tmp/confluent-pre.log > /dev/tty &
 /usr/libexec/platform-python /etc/confluent/apiclient >& /dev/null
 nicname=$(ip link|grep ^$(cat /tmp/confluent.ifidx): | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F: '{print $1}')
 nmcli c u $nicname
@@ -57,10 +61,7 @@ done
 grep -v RSAAuthentication /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda > /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda.new
 mv /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda.new /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
 /usr/sbin/sshd -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
-if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
-    consoledev=$(cat /run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf | sed -e 's!console=!/dev/!' -e 's/,.*//')
-    tmux a <> $consoledev >&0 2>&1 &
-fi
+
 cryptboot=$(grep ^encryptboot: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
 LUKSPARTY=''
 touch /tmp/cryptpkglist
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh
index b3082e46..48fa65f7 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/prechroot.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ cp /tmp/functions /mnt/sysimage/etc/confluent/
 if [ -f /tmp/cryptboot ]; then
     cp /tmp/cryptboot /mnt/sysimage/tmp/
 fi
-mkdir -p /mnt/sysimage/tmp/nochroot/tmp
-mount -o bind,ro /tmp/ /mnt/sysimage/tmp/nochroot/tmp
+mkdir -p /mnt/sysimage/var/log/confluent
+mv /tmp/confluent-pre.log /mnt/sysimage/var/log/confluent
 echo Port 2222 >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
 echo Match LocalPort 22 >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda
 echo "    ChrootDirectory /mnt/sysimage" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.anaconda