# make sure gpg home exists with proper permissions
mkdir -p -m 0700 "$GNUPGHOME"
+# make sure the user monkeysphere home directory exists
+mkdir -p -m 0700 "$MS_HOME"
+mkdir -p "$hostKeysCacheDir"
+mkdir -p "$userKeysCacheDir"
+
case $COMMAND in
'update-known_hosts'|'update-known-hosts'|'k')
MODE='known_hosts'