diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9c2bf96ec8262f355349d414e32aeef4aca2a7da..b7bb1b1840c0ac31e0716d4ed409396d14e8c869 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 
 
 #
@@ -934,6 +935,7 @@ JAILIPMASK=255.240.0.0
 IPBASE=10
 SFSSUPPORT=1
 ELABINELAB=0
+OUTERBOSSNODE=""
 PLABSUPPORT=0
 PLAB_ROOTBALL="change.me"
 PLAB_SLICEPREFIX="utah_elab"
@@ -1399,7 +1401,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1403: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1405: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1777,6 +1779,7 @@ s%@TBAUTHTIMEOUT@%$TBAUTHTIMEOUT%g
 s%@TBMAINSITE@%$TBMAINSITE%g
 s%@SFSSUPPORT@%$SFSSUPPORT%g
 s%@ELABINELAB@%$ELABINELAB%g
+s%@OUTERBOSSNODE@%$OUTERBOSSNODE%g
 s%@PLABSUPPORT@%$PLABSUPPORT%g
 s%@TBLOGFACIL@%$TBLOGFACIL%g
 s%@PLAB_ROOTBALL@%$PLAB_ROOTBALL%g
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 83fc204ce64c07ee9ca6c0c95fc72d70800304d9..e4fd538905fcbef47f86632947c702a0c9994a51 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ AC_SUBST(TBAUTHTIMEOUT)
 AC_SUBST(TBMAINSITE)
 AC_SUBST(SFSSUPPORT)
 AC_SUBST(ELABINELAB)
+AC_SUBST(OUTERBOSSNODE)
 AC_SUBST(PLABSUPPORT)
 AC_SUBST(TBLOGFACIL)
 AC_SUBST(PLAB_ROOTBALL)
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ JAILIPMASK=255.240.0.0
 IPBASE=10
 SFSSUPPORT=1
 ELABINELAB=0
+OUTERBOSSNODE=""
 PLABSUPPORT=0
 PLAB_ROOTBALL="change.me"
 PLAB_SLICEPREFIX="utah_elab"
diff --git a/defs-elabinelab b/defs-elabinelab
index 97d83ecae25c90c5f30632c1257d98d61631dcf4..e8a9237bb838cb75453fea8544a1378b3c0f7826 100644
--- a/defs-elabinelab
+++ b/defs-elabinelab
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ SFSSUPPORT=0
 DISABLE_NSE=1
 # This means it is an inner elab!
 ELABINELAB=1
+# The name of the outer boss for inner boss to request services from.
+OUTERBOSSNODE=changeme
 #
 # Network config stuff. Used to generate initial named and dhcpd config files.
 #