chown later

src/freedombone-image-customise

 	echo 'dconf write /org/mate/desktop/media-handling/automount-open false' >> $START_DESKTOP
 	echo 'dconf write /org/mate/desktop/screensaver/lock-enabled false' >> $START_DESKTOP
 	chmod +x $START_DESKTOP
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown $MY_USERNAME:$MY_USERNAME $START_DESKTOP
 
 	START_DESKTOP2=$rootdir/home/$MY_USERNAME/.config/autostart/mesh-start.desktop
 	echo '[Desktop Entry]' > $START_DESKTOP2
 	echo "Exec=bash -c '~/mesh-desktop.sh'" >> $START_DESKTOP2
 	echo 'X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true' >> $START_DESKTOP2
 	chmod +x $START_DESKTOP2
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R $MY_USERNAME:$MY_USERNAME /home/$MY_USERNAME/.config
 }
 
 function mesh_desktop_icons {

src/freedombone-image-mesh

 	echo 'Terminal=false' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/Desktop/new_identity.desktop
 	echo 'Categories=Application;' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/Desktop/new_identity.desktop
 
-	chmod +x /home/$MY_USERNAME/Desktop/*
+	# set permissions
+	chmod +x /home/${MY_USERNAME}/Desktop/*
 	chown ${MY_USERNAME}:${MY_USERNAME} /home/$MY_USERNAME/Desktop/*
+	chown -R ${MY_USERNAME}:${MY_USERNAME} /home/$MY_USERNAME/.config
+	chown ${MY_USERNAME}:${MY_USERNAME} /home/$MY_USERNAME/*.sh
 }
 
 function disable_password_logins {