diff --git a/install/files/root/.bashrc b/install/files/root/.bashrc
index 51a69c4..77a82ec 100644
--- a/install/files/root/.bashrc
+++ b/install/files/root/.bashrc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# this .bashrc for use ONLY with uci bash shell system
-
-# uncomment these for debugging.
+#!/bin/bash
+#uncomment these for debugging.
 #  echo ---- sourcing system .bashrc for user $USER ---
 #  [[ $USER_ROOT ]] && echo 'Root User' || echo 'Non Root User'
 #  [[ $SHELL_INTERACTIVE ]] && echo 'Interactive' || echo 'Not interactive'
@@ -9,16 +8,32 @@
 #  env | grep BASH
 #  echo ---------------------
 
+# should always be true but check anyway
+if ( [[ $SHELL_INTERACTIVE ]] );then
+    if ( [[ $BASH_SHELL_BASE_LOADED = true ]] ) ; then
+     if [[ $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR ]]; then 
+        # echo loading user $USER shell at $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR
+        if [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR ]]; then
+            shell_process_directory "$BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR"
+           else
+            echo no user shell directory at $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR to process
+            echo creating one now
+            declare dir
+            mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR
+            for dir in $(cat $BASH_SHELL_BASE/.bash-shell-include); do
+              mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/$dir
+            done
+          fi
+      else 
+        echo WARNING! user environment variable BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR was not set in $BASH_SHELL_BASE/shell.env
+        echo user uci shell will not load
+      fi
+    fi
+  # uncomment to add non-interactive setup/sourcing  
+  # else  
+  # echo non-login and non-interactive
+fi
 
-# uncomment for custom processing
-#if [[ $SHELL_LOGIN ]]; then
-# echo "login shell (called from .bash_profile)"
-# fi
-
-if [[ $SSH_SESSION ]]; then
-# echo remote ssh session
- cd /opt
- fi
-
+# anything below will be sourced whether or not UCI shell was invoked
 # anything below will be sourced by all shell types (except non-interactive/login)
-export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin
+export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin
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diff --git a/install/files/user/.bash_profile b/install/files/user/.bash_profile
index 862c145..039e7d3 100644
--- a/install/files/user/.bash_profile
+++ b/install/files/user/.bash_profile
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@
 #  echo ---------------------
 
 
-# only source .bashrc if interactive login shell
-if [[ $SHELL_INTERACTIVE ]]; then
-  [[ -f "/root/.bashrc" ]] && source "/root/.bashrc"
- else
-  export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin
-fi
-
 # only source .bashrc if interactive login shell
 if [[ $SHELL_INTERACTIVE ]];then
    [[ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]] && source "$HOME/.bashrc"
  else
-  # noninteractive login shell
-  :
- fi   
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+  export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin
+ fi   
+
+
+# delete?
+# only source .bashrc if interactive login shell
+# if [[ $SHELL_INTERACTIVE ]]; then
+#   [[ -f "/root/.bashrc" ]] && source "/root/.bashrc"
+#  else
+#   export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin
+# fi
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