diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 452accc..e614978 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ administrative rights in one spore might have little or no rights in
 a different spore.
 
 `spore-disperse` can also be used to create GPG keyring of the users
-with specific roles; this is done by specifying "keyrings:" in front
+with specific roles; this is done by specifying "keyring:" in front
 of the output directory, as follows:
 
-    keyrings:/var/lib/production-keyrings/
+    keyring:/var/lib/production-keyring/
 
 The directory will be created, and keyrings will appear there based
 on the authorizations.
diff --git a/bin/spore-disperse b/bin/spore-disperse
index f1f802e..6262e5b 100755
--- a/bin/spore-disperse
+++ b/bin/spore-disperse
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ function main() {
     echo "You must specify an existing directory to work with."
     return 2
   fi
+
+  if [[ -r "$spores/users" && -d "$spores/users" ]] ; then
+    echo "The first argument: \"$spores\" should point to \"$spores/users\" instead"
+    return 2
+  fi  
+  
   do_auth "${@}"
 }
 
diff --git a/sbin/create-symlinks-usr-local-bin b/sbin/create-symlinks-usr-local-bin
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..49eceb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbin/create-symlinks-usr-local-bin
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+forceReplace=false
+
+function makeFilePathString() {
+
+    local dirName=$1
+    local fileName=$2
+    
+    if [ -z $fileName ]; then
+	echo "$FUNCNAME requires fileName as the first parameter" 1>&2;
+	return 1
+    fi
+    if [ -z $dirName ]; then
+	echo "$FUNCNAME requires dirName as the first parameter" 1>&2;
+	return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "${dirName}/${fileName}"
+    
+}
+
+function ensureSymLink() {
+
+    local doCreate=false
+    local linkFileExists=false
+    local linkFileIsSymlink=false
+    local linkTargetIsCorrect=false
+    
+
+    local linkPath=$1
+    local linkTarget=$2
+
+    local currentTarget=""
+    
+    if [ -z $linkPath ]; then
+	echo "$FUNCNAME requires linkPath as the first parameter" 1>&2;
+	return 1
+    fi
+    if [ -z $linkTarget ]; then
+	echo "$FUNCNAME requires linkTarget as the first parameter" 1>&2;
+	return 1
+    fi
+    
+    
+    if [ -h "$linkPath" ]; then
+	linkFileExists=true
+	currentTarget="$(readlink $linkPath)"
+	if [ "$currentTarget" == "$linkTarget" ] ; then
+	    linkTargetIsCorrect=true
+	else
+	    if [ ! "$forceReplace" = true ]; then
+		echo "linkfile $linkPath: has wrong target $currentTarget. consider using -f"  1>&2;
+		return 1
+	    else
+		echo "linkfile $linkPath: has wrong target $currentTarget"  1>&2;
+	    fi
+	fi
+    else
+	if [ -f "$linkPath" ]; then
+	    linkFileExists=true
+	    if [ ! "$forceReplace" = true ]; then
+		echo "linkPath $linkPath is a regular file but must be a symlink. consider using -f"  1>&2;
+		return 1
+	    else
+		echo "linkPath $linkPath is a regular file but must be a symlink."  1>&2;
+	    fi
+	else
+      	    if [ -d "$linkPath" ]; then
+		linkFileExists=true
+		if [ ! "$forceReplace" = true ]; then
+		    echo "linkPath $linkPath is a directory bu must be a symlink. consider using -f"  1>&2;		    
+		    return 1
+		else
+		    echo "linkPath $linkPath is a directory bu must be a symlink."  1>&2;		    		    
+		fi
+	    fi
+	fi
+    fi  
+    
+
+    if [ "$linkFileExists" = true  ]; then
+	if [ "$linkTargetIsCorrect" = true ]; then
+	    return 0
+	else
+	    ## replace the link
+	    echo "linkfile $linkPath: changing target $currentTarget to $linkTarget"  1>&2;
+	    ln -f -s "$linkTarget" "$linkPath" 
+	fi
+    else
+	ln -s "$linkTarget" "$linkPath" 
+    fi
+    
+}
+
+targetDirDefault="/usr/local/bin"
+
+disperseFileName="spore-disperse"
+disperseFilePath=$(makeFilePathString "$targetDirDefault" "$disperseFileName")
+
+sporeFileName="spore"
+sporeFilePath=$(makeFilePathString "$targetDirDefault" "$sporeFileName")
+
+downloadAndApplyFileName="spore-download-and-apply"
+downloadAndApplyPath=$(makeFilePathString "$targetDirDefault" "$downloadAndApplyFileName")
+
+
+if [[ "$1" == "-f" ]]; then
+    forceReplace=true
+fi
+
+dirname=$(dirname $0)
+cd ${dirname}
+cd ..
+sporehome=$(pwd)
+ensureSymLink "$disperseFilePath" "${sporehome}/bin/spore-disperse"
+ensureSymLink "$sporeFilePath" "${sporehome}/sbin/spore" 
+ensureSymLink "$downloadAndApplyPath" "${sporehome}/sbin/spore-download-and-apply" 
diff --git a/sbin/spore-download-and-apply b/sbin/spore-download-and-apply
index a6a0ca0..b15a783 100755
--- a/sbin/spore-download-and-apply
+++ b/sbin/spore-download-and-apply
@@ -69,29 +69,39 @@ apply_spores=0
 download_spores=0
 verify_spores=0
 default_operation=1
+quiet=true
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
   if [ "$1" == "-a" ] ; then
     apply_spores=1
     default_operation=0
+    quiet=false
     shift;
     continue;
   fi
   if [ "$1" == "-d" ] ; then
     download_spores=1
     default_operation=0
+    quiet=false
     shift;
     continue;
   fi
   if [ "$1" == "-c" ] ; then
     check_consistency_of_spores=1
     default_operation=0
+    quiet=false
     shift;
     continue;
   fi
   if [ "$1" == "-v" ] ; then
     verify_spores=1
     default_operation=0
+    quiet=false
+    shift;
+    continue;
+  fi
+  if [ "$1" == "--verbose" ] ; then
+    quiet=false
     shift;
     continue;
   fi
@@ -202,8 +212,8 @@ function do_verify_spores() {
     return 1
   fi
 
-  if ! grep -q "GOODSIG.*$spore_signee" $gpg_status ; then
-    log "Signature did not match requested signees.  $(grep GOODSIGN $gpg_status)."
+  if ! grep -q "VALIDSIG.*$spore_signee" $gpg_status ; then
+    log "Signature did not match requested signees ($spore_signee).  $(grep VALIDSIG $gpg_status)."
     rm $gpg_status
     return 1
   fi
@@ -250,19 +260,19 @@ function do_check_consistency_of_spores() {
 
 
 if ! do_verify_spores ; then
-  echo "The currently downloaded spores can't be trusted."
+  $quiet || echo "The currently downloaded spores can't be trusted."
   exit 1
 elif ! do_check_consistency_of_spores ; then
-  echo "The system does not adhere to the currently downloaded spores."
+  $quiet || echo "The system does not adhere to the currently downloaded spores."
   exit 1
 elif ! do_download_spores ; then
-  echo "The spores have not changed."
+  $quiet || echo "The spores have not changed."
   exit 0
 elif ! do_verify_spores ; then
-  echo "The downloaded spores can't be trusted."
+  $quiet || echo "The downloaded spores can't be trusted."
   exit 1
 elif ! do_apply_spores ; then
-  echo "The spores failed to apply cleanly."
+  $quiet || echo "The spores failed to apply cleanly."
   exit 1
 else
   exit 0