diff --git a/protogeni/test/binduser.py b/protogeni/test/binduser.py
index 66d200e023a7df8ae609e6699ec94e94dfc4f206..ba24fb1665f6b41695f8be756c82f42ae4bf3d1e 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/binduser.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/binduser.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if rval:
     Fatal("Could not get my credential")
     pass
 mycredential = response["value"]
-print "Got my SA credential, looking up mytestslice"
+print "Got my SA credential, looking up " + SLICENAME
 #print str(mycredential);
 
 #
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ print "Got my SA credential, looking up mytestslice"
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval:
     #
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ else:
     #
     # Get the slice credential.
     #
-    print "Asking for slice credential for mytestslice";
+    print "Asking for slice credential for " + SLICENAME
     myslice = response["value"]
     myuuid  = myslice["uuid"]
     params = {}
diff --git a/protogeni/test/createslice.py b/protogeni/test/createslice.py
index 6d940141b547b9f52632a05cb4d24c3e6ac35fe7..134070949403e2e141d87a0ee3a64d1f872dc3df 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/createslice.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/createslice.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ print "Got my SA credential"
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval == 0:
     myslice = response["value"]
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ if rval == 0:
 #
 # Create a slice. 
 #
-print "Creating new slice called mytestslice";
+print "Creating new slice called " + SLICENAME
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Register", params)
 if rval:
     Fatal("Could not get my slice")
diff --git a/protogeni/test/createsliver.py b/protogeni/test/createsliver.py
index 1c4af91109f340585b495e5b6f9eaf1eed757d4c..efa7bb8983099f65a8cb616cb753680c05b8ffe0 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/createsliver.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/createsliver.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ mykeys = response["value"]
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval:
     #
     # Create a slice. 
     #
-    print "Creating new slice called mytestslice";
+    print "Creating new slice called " + SLICENAME
     params = {}
     params["credential"] = mycredential
     params["type"]       = "Slice"
-    params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+    params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
     rval,response = do_method("sa", "Register", params)
     if rval:
         Fatal("Could not create new slice")
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ else:
     #
     # Get the slice credential.
     #
-    print "Asking for slice credential for mytestslice";
+    print "Asking for slice credential for " + SLICENAME
     myslice = response["value"]
     myuuid  = myslice["uuid"]
     params = {}
diff --git a/protogeni/test/deleteslice.py b/protogeni/test/deleteslice.py
index f270e2fc2ee515804d0a726972ea0175f7610983..da76cce4311ec0d961a6f20f7f01868e57adc4b4 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/deleteslice.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/deleteslice.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ print "Got my SA credential"
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval == 0:
     myslice = response["value"]
diff --git a/protogeni/test/deletesliver.py b/protogeni/test/deletesliver.py
index 107b452e859bc23130a819749e4b29f4105b8099..9870ede1beb30ec07c1dc0e71a1bf4281c1895e0 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/deletesliver.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/deletesliver.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ print "Got my SA credential. Looking for slice ..."
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval:
     Fatal("Slice does not exist")
diff --git a/protogeni/test/getticket.py b/protogeni/test/getticket.py
index 4891b2060219d0a10b8f91adaa5ae2cf03343a3c..cbcd0f0e36cc8930e25280a07f87b8dcaad9b7c0 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/getticket.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/getticket.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if rval:
     Fatal("Could not get my credential")
     pass
 mycredential = response["value"]
-print "Got my SA credential, looking up mytestslice"
+print "Got my SA credential, looking up " + SLICENAME
 #print str(mycredential);
 
 #
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ print "Got my SA credential, looking up mytestslice"
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval:
     #
     # Create a slice. 
     #
-    print "Creating new slice called mytestslice";
+    print "Creating new slice called " + SLICENAME
     params = {}
     params["credential"] = mycredential
     params["type"]       = "Slice"
-    params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+    params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
     rval,response = do_method("sa", "Register", params)
     if rval:
         Fatal("Could not create new slice")
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ else:
     #
     # Get the slice credential.
     #
-    print "Asking for slice credential for mytestslice";
+    print "Asking for slice credential for " + SLICENAME
     myslice = response["value"]
     myuuid  = myslice["uuid"]
     params = {}
diff --git a/protogeni/test/linktest.py b/protogeni/test/linktest.py
index ec2e5da5bd60562776e8d02441a23507cca9014d..ed98939e0270b365254ce3e372721baa9f34c2ee 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/linktest.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/linktest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ mykeys = response["value"]
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval:
     #
     # Create a slice. 
     #
-    print "Creating new slice called mytestslice";
+    print "Creating new slice called " + SLICENAME
     params = {}
     params["credential"] = mycredential
     params["type"]       = "Slice"
-    params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+    params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
     rval,response = do_method("sa", "Register", params)
     if rval:
         Fatal("Could not create new slice")
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ else:
     #
     # Get the slice credential.
     #
-    print "Asking for slice credential for mytestslice";
+    print "Asking for slice credential for " + SLICENAME
     myslice = response["value"]
     myuuid  = myslice["uuid"]
     params = {}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ if rval:
     pass
 ticket = response["value"]
 print "Got a ticket from the CM. Redeeming the ticket ..."
-print str(response["output"])
+#print str(response["output"])
 
 #
 # Create the sliver.
diff --git a/protogeni/test/shutdownslice.py b/protogeni/test/shutdownslice.py
index 7e9923cbb7fb1ce1c3a73822255c2e55a7a547b2..74e396fcfe13aad7818f67447b7ef2cb9b024e76 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/shutdownslice.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/shutdownslice.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ print "Got my SA credential"
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval == 0:
-    print "Asking for slice credential for mytestslice";
+    print "Asking for slice credential for " + SLICENAME
     myslice = response["value"]
     myuuid  = myslice["uuid"]
     params = {}
diff --git a/protogeni/test/test-common.py b/protogeni/test/test-common.py
index cde89ea08b131de65b284fc2f22cfc8be0da1594..6f4f7b42b20607b977b77e0ab2b2289b799c773d 100644
--- a/protogeni/test/test-common.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/test-common.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ CERTIFICATE     = HOME + "/.ssl/encrypted.pem"
 PASSPHRASEFILE  = HOME + "/.ssl/password"
 passphrase      = ""
 
+SLICENAME       = "mytestslice"
+
 cert = X509.load_cert( CERTIFICATE )
 
 # XMLRPC server: use www.emulab.net for the clearinghouse, and
diff --git a/protogeni/test/tuntest.py b/protogeni/test/tuntest.py
index e1279490ef02fe10bd20f9cfee58c083aba482f1..5b4ea0223b40d1287f1b3c306800e37934700869 100755
--- a/protogeni/test/tuntest.py
+++ b/protogeni/test/tuntest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
 # EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
-# Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # All rights reserved.
 # 
 # Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software is hereby
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ print "Got my SA credential"
 params = {}
 params["credential"] = mycredential
 params["type"]       = "Slice"
-params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
 rval,response = do_method("sa", "Resolve", params)
 if rval:
     #
     # Create a slice. 
     #
-    print "Creating new slice called mytestslice";
+    print "Creating new slice called " + SLICENAME
     params = {}
     params["credential"] = mycredential
     params["type"]       = "Slice"
-    params["hrn"]        = "mytestslice"
+    params["hrn"]        = SLICENAME
     rval,response = do_method("sa", "Register", params)
     if rval:
         Fatal("Could not create new slice")
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ else:
     #
     # Get the slice credential.
     #
-    print "Asking for slice credential for mytestslice";
+    print "Asking for slice credential for " + SLICENAME
     myslice = response["value"]
     myuuid  = myslice["uuid"]
     params = {}