diff --git a/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/installCDE.src b/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/installCDE.src
index a00fefd13..233b4a965 100755
--- a/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/installCDE.src
+++ b/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/installCDE.src
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ LOGFILE="installCDE.$$.log"
 
 Log()
 {
-  /bin/echo "$1" | tee -a $LOGFILE
+  echo "$1" | tee -a $LOGFILE
 }
 
 MakeTarball()
@@ -537,14 +537,7 @@ XCOMM
     PLATFORM_SCRIPT_DIR=hp
   fi
 
-  if [ "$PLATFORM" = "aix" ];
-  then
-    USER=$(/bin/whoami)
-  else
-    USER=$(/usr/bin/whoami)
-  fi
-
-  if [ "$USER" != "root" ];
+  if [ $(whoami) != "root" ];
   then
     echo ""
     echo "You should be root to run this script.  Continuing anyway."
diff --git a/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/mkProd b/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/mkProd
index 44591fabe..413a77e87 100755
--- a/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/mkProd
+++ b/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/mkProd
@@ -96,13 +96,6 @@ else                                                # Build system = HP
         PLATFORM=hp-ux
 fi
 
-if [ $PLATFORM = "aix" ];
-then
-        USER=`/bin/whoami`
-else
-        USER=`/usr/bin/whoami`
-fi
-
 awkit() {
 	awk  '
 	BEGIN {
@@ -504,7 +497,7 @@ doit()
 		}
 		# set permissions for non-links
 		if [ "${TYPE%link}" = "$TYPE" ]; then
-			if [ "$USER" = "root" ]; then
+			if [ $(whoami) = "root" ]; then
 				chgrp $GROUP $DEST || 
 					echo "ERROR: \"chgrp $GROUP $DEST\" failed" >&2
 				chown $OWNER $DEST ||