diff --git a/misc/00-prompt b/misc/00-prompt
index 8db6b86..eb9b94e 100644
--- a/misc/00-prompt
+++ b/misc/00-prompt
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ case $TERM in
           ;;
     esac
 
+
 local UC=WHITE               # user's color
+local MC=CYAN                # machine color
+[[ $SSH_SESSION == "true" ]] && UC=LIGHT_PURPLE && MC=WHITE  # remote machine color
 [ $UID -eq "0" ] && UC=LIGHT_RED   # root's color
 
 # PS1="$PARENTBASE\[${UC}\]\u@\h: \[${COLOR_LIGHT_GREEN}\]→\[${COLOR_NC}\] "
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ local dir
 local branch
 local promptc
 user="$(c $UC)\u$(c GREY)@$(c NC)"
-machine="$(c CYAN)\h$(c GREY):$(c NC)"
+machine="$(c $MC)\h$(c GREY):$(c NC)"
 dir="$(c YELLOW)[${PARENTBASE}]$(c NC)"
 branch=$(c LIGHT_BLUE)'$(parse_git_branch)'$(c NC)
 promptc=$(c GREEN)' $ '$(c NC)
diff --git a/modules/acl.lib b/modules/acl.lib
index 5c94a3b..22f2c49 100644
--- a/modules/acl.lib
+++ b/modules/acl.lib
@@ -15,21 +15,25 @@ acladduserdir() {
   local uid
   local usesudo
   local del
+  local write
   local spec
   local dir
-  local cmd="-R  -m "
-  local cmdd="-dR  -m"
-
+  local opts
+  local optsd
+  
   declare OPTION
   declare OPTARG
   declare OPTIND
 
-  while getopts 'ds' OPTION; do
+  while getopts 'wds' OPTION; do
     # echo $OPTION $OPTARG
     case "$OPTION" in
     d)
       del=true
       ;;
+    w)
+      write="w"
+      ;;
     s)
       usesudo="sudo"
       ;;
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ acladduserdir() {
   else
     opts="-R  -m "
     optsd="-dR  -m"
-    spec="u:$1:rwX"
+    spec="u:$1:r${write}X"
   fi
   [[ ! $2 ]] && echo acluserdir: both user and direcotory must be passed && return 1
   dir=$2
@@ -90,13 +94,15 @@ share_dir() {
   [[ ! $(sudo -l -U $USER 2>/dev/null) ]] && echo current user does not have sudo privilges, aborting && return 4
   local group
   local owner=$USER
+  local opts=""
   [[ $(getent group users) ]] && group=users || group=$USER
 
   declare OPTION
   declare OPTARG
   declare OPTIND
 
-  while getopts 'g:o:' OPTION; do
+
+  while getopts 'wsg:o:' OPTION; do
     # echo $OPTION $OPTARG
     case "$OPTION" in
     o)
@@ -106,7 +112,8 @@ share_dir() {
       group=$OPTARG
       ;;
     *)
-      echo unknown option $OPTION
+      # echo adding pass through option $OPTION
+      opts="${opts} -${OPTION}" 
       ;;
     esac
   done
@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ share_dir() {
   confirm share directory $dir with users: $@ ? confirm || return 6
   for user in "$@"; do
     echo adding acl user $user
-    acladduserdir -s $user $dir
+    acladduserdir -s $opts $user $dir
   done
   echo done adding acl users $@
   echo these are the chown/chmod commands that you will run