diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/linkGraph.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/linkGraph.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 41ce5bd..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/linkGraph.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# NullLinkProvider topology description (config file).
-#
-# Dot-style topology graph. Each controller's topology begins with
-#
-#   graph <node ID>, followed by a list of links between braces.
-#
-# The links are either bidirectional (--) or directed (->). The directed
-# edges are used to connect together Null devices of different controllers.
-# The endpoint has the format:
-# 
-#   devID:port:NodeId
-#
-# The NodeId is only added if the destination is another node's device.
-#
-graph 192.168.56.20 {
-    0:0 -- 1:0
-    1:1 -> 0:0:192.168.56.30
-    1:2 -- 2:0
-    2:1 -> 1:0:192.168.56.30
-}
-graph 192.168.56.30 {
-    0:0 -> 1:1:192.168.56.20
-    0:1 -- 1:1
-    1:0 -> 2:1:192.168.56.20
-    1:2 -- 2:0
-}
-# Bugs: Comments cannot be appended to a line to be read.
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.fwd.ReactiveForwarding.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.fwd.ReactiveForwarding.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4befc70..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.fwd.ReactiveForwarding.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Sample configuration for onos-app-fwd.
-#
-
-#
-# Reactive flows default matching is InPort, Src MAC, Dst MAC and EtherType fields 
-#
-
-#
-# Enable packet-out only forwarding.
-# This flag affects to both IPv4 and IPv6.
-#
-# packetOutOnly = true
-
-#
-# Enable forwarding of the first packet by using OFPP_TABLE port in the
-# PacketOut message instead of sending it directly to the switch port
-#
-# packetOutOfppTable = true
-
-#
-# Timeout of reactively installed flows (in seconds). 
-# Default is 10 sec
-#
-# flowTimeout = 10
-
-#
-# Priority of reactively installed flows
-#
-# flowPriority = 10
-
-#
-# Enable IPv6 forwarding.
-#
-# ipv6Forwarding = true
-
-#
-# Flows matching destination MAC only - as legacy L2 switches 
-# - This option overrides all other options below
-#
-# matchDstMacOnly = true
-
-#
-# Matching of VLAN ID in Ethernet header
-#
-# matchVlanId = true
-
-#
-# Matching of IPv4 addresses and Protocol field
-# - must be enabled to match IPv4 DSCP, TCP/UDP ports and ICMP type/code
-#
-# matchIpv4Address = true
-
-#
-# Matching of IPv4 DSCP and ECN fields 
-#
-# matchIpv4Dscp = true
-
-#
-# Matching of IPv6 addresses and Next-Header field
-# - must be enabled to match IPv6 Flow Label, TCP/UDP ports and ICMP type/code
-#
-# matchIpv6Address = true
-
-#
-# Matching of IPv6 Flow Label
-#
-# matchIpv6FlowLabel = true
-
-#
-# Matching of TCP/UDP ports for IPv4 and IPv6
-#
-# matchTcpUdpPorts = true
-
-#
-# Matching of ICMP Type and Code fields for IPv4 and IPv6 
-#
-# matchIcmpFields = true
-
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.host.impl.HostLocationProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.host.impl.HostLocationProvider.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d3a50d..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.host.impl.HostLocationProvider.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Sample configuration for Host Location Provider
-#
-
-#
-# Enable host removal on port/device down events.
-#
-# hostRemovalEnabled = true
-
-#
-# Enable using IPv6 Neighbor Discovery by the Host Location Provider.
-#
-# ipv6NeighborDiscovery = true
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.lldp.impl.LLDPLinkProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.lldp.impl.LLDPLinkProvider.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6eb39a1..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.lldp.impl.LLDPLinkProvider.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Sample configuration for link discovery
-#
-
-#
-# Disable Link Dicovery Permanently (Note: changing this property at runtime will have NO effect)
-# WARNING: This should only be used for special projects like bgprouter, where ONOS is controlling
-# a single switch
-#
-#disableLinkDiscovery = true
-
-#
-# Enable Broadcast Discovery Protocol (EthType=0x8942)
-#
-#useBDDP = false
-
-#
-# Disable LLDP's received from specific devices
-# Details of the devices are in the file configured below
-#
-#lldpSuppression = ../config/lldp_suppresion.json
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.NetconfDeviceProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.NetconfDeviceProvider.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 30ed0c2..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.NetconfDeviceProvider.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Instance-specific configurations, in this case, the number of 
-# devices per node.
-#
-devConfigs = cisco:cisco@192.168.56.20:2022:inactive,sdn:rocks@192.168.56.30:22:inactive
-
-#
-# Number of ports per device. This is global to all devices
-# on all instances.
-#
-# numPorts = 8
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.device.impl.NullDeviceProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.device.impl.NullDeviceProvider.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 194bf03..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.device.impl.NullDeviceProvider.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Instance-specific configurations, in this case, the number of 
-# devices per node.
-#
-devConfigs = 192.168.56.20:3,192.168.56.30:3
-
-#
-# Number of ports per device. This is global to all devices
-# on all instances.
-#
-# numPorts = 8
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.link.impl.NullLinkProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.link.impl.NullLinkProvider.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index ef72b1e..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.link.impl.NullLinkProvider.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Sample configurations for the NullLinkProvider.
-#
-
-#
-# If enabled, sets the time between LinkEvent generation,
-# in microseconds.
-#
-
-#eventRate = 1000000
-
-#
-# If enabled, points to the full path to the topology file.
-#
-
-#cfgFile = /tmp/foo.cfg
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.packet.impl.NullPacketProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.packet.impl.NullPacketProvider.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index db4342c..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.nil.packet.impl.NullPacketProvider.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Uncomment and tweak to tune the rate of Packet events (per second)
-#
-# pktRate = 100
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.snmp.device.impl.SnmpDeviceProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.snmp.device.impl.SnmpDeviceProvider.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index b31cfe6..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.snmp.device.impl.SnmpDeviceProvider.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# devices which support SNMP, these may support SNMP fault-management.
-# demo.snmplabs.com is a publically available SNMP agent-simulator accessible via the internet, see http://snmpsim.sourceforge.net/public-snmp-simulator.html
-#
-devConfigs =  bti7000:public@172.27.7.109:161:active,net-snmp:public@demo.snmplabs.com:161:active,net-snmp:public@demo.snmplabs.com:1161:active,net-snmp:public@demo.snmplabs.com:2161:active,net-snmp:public@demo.snmplabs.com:3161:active
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.proxyarp.ProxyArp.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.proxyarp.ProxyArp.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 108de13..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.proxyarp.ProxyArp.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Sample configuration for onos-app-proxyarp.
-#
-
-#
-# Enable IPv6 Neighbor Discovery.
-#
-# ipv6NeighborDiscovery = true
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.routing.bgp.BgpSessionManager.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.routing.bgp.BgpSessionManager.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index fbcc13f..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.routing.bgp.BgpSessionManager.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Sample configuration for onos-app-sdnip.
-#
-
-#
-# The port number that SDN-IP listens for incoming BGP connections on.
-#
-# bgpPort=2000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.xos.XOS.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.xos.XOS.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.xos.XOS.cfg
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/package/etc/users.properties b/tools/package/etc/users.properties
index 9f7a266..c7bdb2d 100644
--- a/tools/package/etc/users.properties
+++ b/tools/package/etc/users.properties
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # USER=PASSWORD,_g_:GROUP,...
 # _g_\:GROUP=ROLE1,ROLE2,...
 #
-# All users, grousp, and roles entered in this file are available after Karaf startup
+# All users, groups, and roles entered in this file are available after Karaf startup
 # and modifiable via the JAAS command group. These users reside in a JAAS domain
 # with the name "karaf".
 #