diff --git a/global.funcs.zsh b/global.funcs.zsh
index b70d735..ea05a4e 100644
--- a/global.funcs.zsh
+++ b/global.funcs.zsh
@@ -35,35 +35,47 @@ function zshlibs_update()
   fi
 }
 
-function ztools_ensure()
+function zshlibs_ensure()
 {
   target=${2}
   typ=${1}
   if ! test -e ${target}
   then
-    zshlibs_log ztools_ensure "creating '${target}' ($typ) …"
+    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "creating '${target}' ($typ) …"
     case $typ in
       -d)
         mkdir -p ${target} \
-          || zshlibs_log ztools_ensure "unable to create directory '${target}'"  \
+          || zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "unable to create directory '${target}'"  \
           && return 2
         ;;
       -f)
         touch ${target} \
-          || zshlibs_log ztools_ensure "unable to create file '${target}'" \
+          || zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "unable to create file '${target}'" \
           && return 2
     esac
-    zshlibs_log ztools_ensure "target '${target}' created"
+    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "target '${target}' created"
   elif test ${typ} ${target}
   then 
-    zshlibs_log ztools_ensure "target '${target}' ($typ) present"
+    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "target '${target}' ($typ) present"
     return 0
   else
-    zshlibs_log ztools_ensure "target '${target}' already exists and it is not a directory"
+    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "target '${target}' already exists and it is not a directory"
     return 1
   fi
 }
 
+function zshlibs_log()
+{
+  local facility=$1
+  shift
+  if [[ -n "${@}" ]]
+  then
+    echo "$(date -Ins) ${@}" >> "${HOME}/.log/z_$facility.log"
+  else
+    echo "$(date -Ins) $(cat)" >> "${HOME}/.log/z_$facility.log"
+  fi
+}
+
 ##### CONFIGURATION LIBRARIES
 
 
@@ -131,23 +143,12 @@ function zconfigs_local_load()
     fi
 }
 
-function zshlibs_log()
-{
-  local facility=$1
-  shift
-  if [[ -n "${@}" ]]
-  then
-    echo "$(date -Ins) ${@}" >> "${HOME}/.log/z_$facility.log"
-  else
-    echo "$(date -Ins) $(cat)" >> "${HOME}/.log/z_$facility.log"
-  fi
-}
 
 function zshlibs_boot()
 {
   # ensure log directory
   zshlibs_log zbootstrap "ensure directory '${HOME}/.log/'"
-  ztools_ensure -d "${HOME}/.log/"
+  zshlibs_ensure -d "${HOME}/.log/"
   # loading configs
   typeset -a -g zconfig_loaded
   typeset -a -g path_extra
diff --git a/zssh.funcs.zsh b/zssh.funcs.zsh
index 64d9d39..9274df7 100644
--- a/zssh.funcs.zsh
+++ b/zssh.funcs.zsh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ function zssh_configure ()
   if [[ -n "$zssh_host" ]]
   then
     zshlibs_log zssh "zssh_host is set"
-    ztools_ensure -d $zssh_private_keys
-    ztools_ensure -d $zssh_private_configs
-    ztools_ensure -d ${zssh_global_configs}
-    ztools_ensure -d ${zssh_global_pubkeys}
+    zshlibs_ensure -d $zssh_private_keys
+    zshlibs_ensure -d $zssh_private_configs
+    zshlibs_ensure -d ${zssh_global_configs}
+    zshlibs_ensure -d ${zssh_global_pubkeys}
     zssh_enumeratenodes
     if [[ ${#zssh_host_config_accesses} -gt 0 ]]
     then
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ function zssh_configure ()
       zshlibs_log zssh "global our config directory is $(zssh_host_info -c)"
       typeset -g zssh_global_config_hostdir="${zssh_global_configs}/${zssh_host}"
       typeset -g zssh_global_pubkey_hostdir="${zssh_global_pubkeys}/${zssh_host}"
-      ztools_ensure -d $(zssh_host_info -K) #"${zssh_global_pubkey_hostdir}" 
-      ztools_ensure -d $(zssh_host_info -C) # "${zssh_global_config_hostdir}"
+      zshlibs_ensure -d $(zssh_host_info -K) #"${zssh_global_pubkey_hostdir}" 
+      zshlibs_ensure -d $(zssh_host_info -C) # "${zssh_global_config_hostdir}"
     else
       zshlibs_log zssh "zssh_host_config_accesses is NOT set, not going to bother accepting keys"
     fi
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function zssh_mail_pubkey2()
   ssh_node="$1"
   if ! [[ $(zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -k) -ot "$(zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -K)/$zssh_host.key.pub" ]]
   then 
-    ztools_ensure -d $(zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -K)
+    zshlibs_ensure -d $(zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -K)
     zshlibs_log zssh "sending '$(zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -k) to '$(zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -K ${zssh_host})'"
     cp $(zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -k) (zssh_node_info ${ssh_node} -K ${zssh_host})
   else