-# install host gnupg home directories
-install --mode 700 -d /var/lib/monkeysphere/gnupg-host
-# install authentication gnupg home directories
-install --mode 700 --owner monkeysphere -d /var/lib/monkeysphere/gnupg-authentication
+# install host gnupg home directory
+install --owner root --group monkeysphere --mode 750 -d "$VARLIB"/gnupg-host
+# link in the gpg.conf
+ln -sTf "$ETC"/gnupg-host.conf "$VARLIB"/gnupg-host/gpg.conf
+
+# install authentication gnupg home directory
+install --owner monkeysphere --group monkeysphere --mode 700 -d "$VARLIB"/gnupg-authentication
+# link in the gpg.conf
+ln -sTf "$ETC"/gnupg-authentication.conf "$VARLIB"/gnupg-authentication/gpg.conf