diff -r -u irods-4.2.0.orig/scripts/irods/paths.py irods-4.2.0/scripts/irods/paths.py
--- irods-4.2.0.orig/scripts/irods/paths.py	2016-11-15 06:23:55.000000000 +0000
+++ irods-4.2.0/scripts/irods/paths.py	2016-12-21 15:17:07.437864606 +0000
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     return os.path.join(root_directory(), 'var', 'lib', 'irods')
 
 def config_directory():
-    return os.path.join(root_directory(), 'etc', 'irods')
+    return os.path.join(os.path.abspath('/'), 'etc', 'irods')
 
 def plugins_directory():
     return os.path.join(root_directory(), 'usr', 'lib', 'irods', 'plugins')
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 def version_path():
     return os.path.join(
-        irods_directory(),
+        home_directory(),
         'VERSION.json')
 
 def hosts_config_path():
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 def log_directory():
     return os.path.join(
-        irods_directory(),
+        home_directory(),
         'log')
 
 def control_log_path():
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@
 def server_bin_directory():
     return os.path.join(
         root_directory(),
-        'usr',
-        'sbin')
+        'bin')
 
 def server_executable():
     return os.path.join(
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@
     return os.path.join(config_directory(), 'service_account.config')
 
 def genosauth_path():
-    return os.path.join(irods_directory(), 'clients', 'bin', 'genOSAuth')
+    return os.path.join(home_directory(), 'clients', 'bin', 'genOSAuth')
 
 def irods_user_and_group_entries():
     try: