diff --git a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/testMQEx1.sh.in b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/testMQEx1.sh.in
index 435022d0..7c5569d1 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/testMQEx1.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/testMQEx1.sh.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; wait $SAMPLER_PID; wait $SI
 
 SAMPLER="ex1-sampler"
 SAMPLER+=" --id sampler1"
-SAMPLER+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SAMPLER+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SAMPLER+=" --control static --color false"
 SAMPLER+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER+=" --mq-config $ex1config"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SAMPLER_PID=$!
 
 SINK="ex1-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
+SINK+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK+=" --control static --color false"
 SINK+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SINK+=" --mq-config $ex1config"
diff --git a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/testMQEx2.sh.in b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/testMQEx2.sh.in
index 971c968a..6f24be51 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/testMQEx2.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/testMQEx2.sh.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; kill -TERM $PROCESSOR1_PID;
 
 SAMPLER="ex2-sampler"
 SAMPLER+=" --id sampler1"
-SAMPLER+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SAMPLER+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SAMPLER+=" --control static --color false"
 SAMPLER+=" --max-iterations 2"
 SAMPLER+=" --mq-config $ex2config"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SAMPLER_PID=$!
 
 PROCESSOR1="ex2-processor"
 PROCESSOR1+=" --id processor1"
-PROCESSOR1+=" --severity NOLOG"
+PROCESSOR1+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 PROCESSOR1+=" --control static --color false"
 PROCESSOR1+=" --mq-config $ex2config"
 PROCESSOR1+=" --config-key processor"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PROCESSOR1_PID=$!
 
 PROCESSOR2="ex2-processor"
 PROCESSOR2+=" --id processor2"
-PROCESSOR2+=" --severity NOLOG"
+PROCESSOR2+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 PROCESSOR2+=" --control static --color false"
 PROCESSOR2+=" --mq-config $ex2config"
 PROCESSOR2+=" --config-key processor"
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ PROCESSOR2_PID=$!
 
 SINK="ex2-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
+SINK+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK+=" --control static --color false"
 SINK+=" --max-iterations 2"
 SINK+=" --mq-config $ex2config"
diff --git a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/testMQEx4.sh.in b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/testMQEx4.sh.in
index 6cad6829..54f216e2 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/testMQEx4.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/testMQEx4.sh.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER_PID; kill -TERM $SINK1_PID; kill -TERM $SINK2_PID; wai
 
 SAMPLER="ex4-sampler"
 SAMPLER+=" --id sampler1"
-SAMPLER+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SAMPLER+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SAMPLER+=" --control static --color false"
 SAMPLER+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER+=" --mq-config $ex4config"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SAMPLER_PID=$!
 
 SINK1="ex4-sink"
 SINK1+=" --id sink1"
-SINK1+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SINK1+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK1+=" --control static --color false"
 SINK1+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SINK1+=" --mq-config $ex4config"
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SINK1_PID=$!
 
 SINK2="ex4-sink"
 SINK2+=" --id sink2"
+SINK2+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK2+=" --control static --color false"
 SINK2+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SINK2+=" --mq-config $ex4config"
diff --git a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/testMQEx5.sh.in b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/testMQEx5.sh.in
index 488cc7c7..b644ae52 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/testMQEx5.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/testMQEx5.sh.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ trap 'kill -TERM $CLIENT_PID; kill -TERM $SERVER_PID; wait $CLIENT_PID; wait $SE
 
 CLIENT="ex5-client"
 CLIENT+=" --id client"
+CLIENT+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 CLIENT+=" --control static --color false"
 CLIENT+=" --max-iterations 1"
 CLIENT+=" --mq-config $ex5config"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ CLIENT_PID=$!
 
 SERVER="ex5-server"
 SERVER+=" --id server"
-SERVER+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SERVER+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SERVER+=" --control static --color false"
 SERVER+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SERVER+=" --mq-config $ex5config"
diff --git a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/testMQEx6.sh.in b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/testMQEx6.sh.in
index a1c67e9d..120bab74 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/testMQEx6.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/testMQEx6.sh.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; kill -TERM $BROADCASTER_PID
 
 SINK="ex6-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
+SINK+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SINK+=" --control static --color false"
 SINK+=" --mq-config $ex6config"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ sleep 1
 
 SAMPLER="ex6-sampler"
 SAMPLER+=" --id sampler1"
-SAMPLER+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SAMPLER+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SAMPLER+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER+=" --control static --color false"
 SAMPLER+=" --mq-config $ex6config"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ SAMPLER_PID=$!
 
 BROADCASTER="ex6-broadcaster"
 BROADCASTER+=" --id broadcaster1"
-BROADCASTER+=" --severity NOLOG"
+BROADCASTER+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 BROADCASTER+=" --control static --color false"
 BROADCASTER+=" --mq-config $ex6config"
 @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/$BROADCASTER &
diff --git a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/testMQEx8.sh.in b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/testMQEx8.sh.in
index 77b3509e..eb8a90cb 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/testMQEx8.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/testMQEx8.sh.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; wait $SAMPLER_PID; wait $SI
 
 SAMPLER="ex8-sampler"
 SAMPLER+=" --id sampler1"
-SAMPLER+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SAMPLER+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SAMPLER+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER+=" --control static --color false"
 SAMPLER+=" --mq-config $ex8config"
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SAMPLER_PID=$!
 
 SINK="ex8-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
+SINK+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK+=" --control static --color false"
 SINK+=" --mq-config $ex8config"
 @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/examples/MQ/8-multipart/$SINK &
diff --git a/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in b/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in
index 9d590a05..478bba7e 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER1_PID; kill -TERM $SAMPLER2_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID;
 
 SINK="ex-mt-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
+SINK+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK+=" --session $SESSION"
 SINK+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SINK+=" --control static --color false"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ SINK_PID=$!
 SAMPLER1="ex-mt-sampler1"
 SAMPLER1+=" --id sampler1"
 SAMPLER1+=" --session $SESSION"
-SAMPLER1+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SAMPLER1+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SAMPLER1+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER1+=" --control static --color false"
 SAMPLER1+=" --transport shmem"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ SAMPLER1_PID=$!
 SAMPLER2="ex-mt-sampler2"
 SAMPLER2+=" --id sampler2"
 SAMPLER2+=" --session $SESSION"
-SAMPLER2+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SAMPLER2+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SAMPLER2+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER2+=" --control static --color false"
 SAMPLER2+=" --transport nanomsg"
diff --git a/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in b/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in
index 8a66ec62..20db0b84 100755
--- a/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in
+++ b/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SAMPLER_PID=$!
 SINK="ex-region-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
 SINK+=" --session $SESSION"
-SINK+=" --severity NOLOG"
+SINK+=" --verbosity veryhigh"
 SINK+=" --control static --color false"
 SINK+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SINK+=" --transport shmem"