diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index fc6e3cc..ec28b59
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 WORKING_DIR=$1
 ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME=$2
 ASTERIX_IODEVICES=$3
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_failure/cc_failure.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_failure/cc_failure.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index aa722e5..2b98b60
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_failure/cc_failure.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_failure/cc_failure.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 #kill -9 `ps -ef  | grep hyracks | grep -v grep | cut -d "/" -f1 | tr -s " " | cut -d " " -f2`
 CC_PARENT_ID_INFO=`ps -ef  | grep asterix | grep cc_start | grep -v ssh`
 CC_PARENT_ID=`echo $CC_PARENT_ID_INFO | tr -s " " | cut -d " " -f2`
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 003d9cf..9696c82
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 if [ ! -d $LOG_DIR ]; 
 then 
   mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/events.xml b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/events.xml
index f85e3ea1..a396067 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/events.xml
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/events.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+<!--
+ ! Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ ! Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ ! you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ ! you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ ! 
+ !     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ ! 
+ ! Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ ! distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ ! WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ ! See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ ! limitations under the License.
+ !-->
 <events xmlns="events">
   <event>
     <type>node_join</type>
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/delete.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/delete.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d5ac3ff..a6673e2
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/delete.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/delete.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 PATH_TO_DELETE=$1
 echo "rm -rf $PATH_TO_DELETE" >> ~/backup.log
 rm -rf $PATH_TO_DELETE
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/dir_transfer.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/dir_transfer.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index af7da70..6818149
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/dir_transfer.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/dir_transfer.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 USERNAME=$1
 DIR_TO_TRANSFER=$2
 DEST_HOST=$3
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/transfer.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/transfer.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index fbd4554..8b5dfa3
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/transfer.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/file/transfer.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 USERNAME=$1
 FILE_TO_TRANSFER=$2
 DEST_HOST=$3
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/hdfs/delete.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/hdfs/delete.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 6ff54ee..27af4d1
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/hdfs/delete.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/hdfs/delete.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 WORKING_DIR=$1
 HADOOP_VERSION=$2
 HDFS_URL=$3
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index c562bf2..727d09c
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 NC_ID=$1
 
 INFO=`ps -ef | grep nc_join | grep -v grep | grep -v ssh| grep $NC_ID | head -n 1`
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_info/node_info.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_info/node_info.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 2179d5a..ad0a5f9
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_info/node_info.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_info/node_info.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,16 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 JAVA_VERSION=`java -version 2>&1 |awk 'NR==1{ gsub(/"/,""); print $3 }'`
 echo "java_version=$JAVA_VERSION" 1>&2
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d8bbbd2..5e0d28c
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 CC_HOST=$1
 NC_ID=$2
 IO_DEVICES=$3
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_restart/nc_restart.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_restart/nc_restart.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 961ce8d..3912d9d
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_restart/nc_restart.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_restart/nc_restart.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 CC_HOST=$1
 NC_ID=$2
 SLEEP_TIME=$3
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 88c5a6f..5d25031
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+#/*
+# Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# you may obtain a copy of the License from
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#*/
 WORKING_DIR=$1
 ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME=$2
 ASTERIX_IODEVICES=$3