diff --git a/util/gdas_init/config b/util/gdas_init/config
index c7bc10e15..01a98bbf7 100644
--- a/util/gdas_init/config
+++ b/util/gdas_init/config
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
 
-EXTRACT_DIR=/scratch2/NCEPDEV/stmp1/George.Gayno/gdas.init/input
-EXTRACT_DATA=no
+EXTRACT_DIR=/lfs/h2/emc/stmp/$USER/gdas.init/input
+EXTRACT_DATA=yes
 
 RUN_CHGRES=yes
 
-yy=2024
-mm=11
-dd=16
+yy=2020
+mm=01
+dd=01
 hh=06
 
 use_v16retro=no
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ LEVS=65
 
 CDUMP=gfs
 
-CRES_HIRES=C12
+CRES_HIRES=C192
 CRES_ENKF=C96
 
 UFS_DIR=$PWD/../..
 
-OUTDIR=/scratch2/NCEPDEV/stmp1/George.Gayno/gdas.init/output
+OUTDIR=/lfs/h2/emc/stmp/$USER/gdas.init/output
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------
 # Dont touch anything below here.