-# copy rmr .so from builder image in lieu of an Alpine package
-COPY --from=nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/bldr-alpine3-rmr:3.8.0 /usr/local/lib64/librmr_si.so /usr/local/lib64/librmr_si.so
-# Switch to a non-root user for security reasons. a1 does not currently write into any dirs so no chowns are needed at this time.
+# create mount point for dir with rmr routing file as named below
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/route/
+# create a non-root user