Index: appfsd.c
==================================================================
--- appfsd.c
+++ appfsd.c
@@ -648,10 +648,12 @@
 	if (uid >= 0) {
 		retval += uid;
 		retval++;
 	}
 
+	APPFS_DEBUG("Looked up inode number for path=%s,uid=%i: %u", path, uid, retval);
+
 	return(retval);
 }
 
 /*
  * Cache Get Path Info lookups for speed
@@ -667,10 +669,12 @@
 	if (pthread_ret != 0) {
 		APPFS_DEBUG("Unable to lock path_info cache mutex !");
 
 		return(-1);
 	}
+
+	APPFS_DEBUG("Looking up cache entry for path=%s,uid=%lli...", path, (long long) uid);
 
 	if (appfs_path_info_cache != NULL) {
 		hash_idx = (appfs_get_path_inode(path, uid)) % appfs_path_info_cache_size;
 
 		if (appfs_path_info_cache[hash_idx]._cache_path != NULL) {
@@ -689,13 +693,13 @@
 
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
 	if (retval == 0) {
-		APPFS_DEBUG("Cache hit on %s", path);
+		APPFS_DEBUG("Cache hit on path=%s,uid=%lli", path, (long long) uid);
 	} else {
-		APPFS_DEBUG("Cache miss on %s", path);
+		APPFS_DEBUG("Cache miss on path=%s,uid=%lli", path, (long long) uid);
 	}
 
 	return(retval);
 }
 
@@ -1021,10 +1025,12 @@
 		pathinfo->inode = appfs_get_path_inode(path, -1);
 	} else {
 		pathinfo->inode = appfs_get_path_inode(path, fsuid);
 	}
 
+	APPFS_DEBUG("Caching inode for path=%s,uid=%lli as %llu (packaged = %i)", path, (long long) fsuid, pathinfo->inode, pathinfo->packaged);
+
 	if (retval == 0) {
 		appfs_get_path_info_cache_add(path, fsuid, pathinfo);
 	} else {
 		APPFS_DEBUG("error: Invalid type for \"%s\" from Tcl", path);
 	}
@@ -1213,14 +1219,16 @@
 
 			if (pathinfo.typeinfo.file.executable) {
 				stbuf->st_mode |= 0111;
 			}
 
-			if (pathinfo.typeinfo.file.suidRoot) {
-				changeOwnerToUserIfPackaged = 0;
+			if (pathinfo.packaged) {
+				if (pathinfo.typeinfo.file.suidRoot) {
+					changeOwnerToUserIfPackaged = 0;
 
-				stbuf->st_mode |= 04000;
+					stbuf->st_mode |= 04000;
+				}
 			}
 
 			if (pathinfo.typeinfo.file.worldaccessible) {
 				stbuf->st_mode &= ~077;
 			}
@@ -1252,11 +1260,11 @@
 			retval = -EIO;
 
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (pathinfo.packaged && changeOwnerToUserIfPackaged) {
+	if ((pathinfo.packaged && changeOwnerToUserIfPackaged) || (!pathinfo.packaged)) {
 		stbuf->st_uid   = appfs_get_fsuid();
 		stbuf->st_gid   = appfs_get_fsgid();
 		stbuf->st_mode |= 0200;
 	}
 
@@ -2018,11 +2026,11 @@
 #endif
 
 	/**
 	 ** Add FUSE arguments which we always supply
 	 **/
-	fuse_opt_add_arg(args, "-odefault_permissions,fsname=appfs,subtype=appfsd,use_ino,kernel_cache,entry_timeout=0,attr_timeout=0,big_writes,intr,hard_remove");
+	fuse_opt_add_arg(args, "-odefault_permissions,fsname=appfs,subtype=appfsd,use_ino,direct_io,entry_timeout=0,attr_timeout=0,big_writes,intr,hard_remove");
 
 	if (getuid() == 0) {
 		fuse_opt_parse(args, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 		fuse_opt_add_arg(args, "-oallow_other");
 

Index: appfsd.tcl
==================================================================
--- appfsd.tcl
+++ appfsd.tcl
@@ -677,10 +677,12 @@
 		catch {
 			::appfs::getindex $pathinfo(hostname)
 			::appfs::getpkgmanifest $pathinfo(hostname) $pathinfo(package_sha1)
 		}
 
+		set retval(path_type) $pathinfo(_type)
+
 		switch -- $pathinfo(_type) {
 			"toplevel" {
 				set retval(type) directory
 				set retval(childcount) [llength [getchildren $path]]
 			}
@@ -754,10 +756,11 @@
 					}
 				}
 
 				if {$localpath != "" && [info exists localpathinfo]} {
 					set retval(is_localfile) 1
+					unset retval(packaged)
 					catch {
 						set retval(time) $localpathinfo(mtime)
 
 						switch -- $localpathinfo(type) {
 							"directory" {
@@ -839,11 +842,11 @@
 
 	proc openpath {path mode} {
 		array set pathinfo [_parsepath $path]
 
 		if {$pathinfo(_type) != "files"} {
-			return -code error "invalid type"
+			return -code error "invalid path type: Got \"$pathinfo(_type)\", need \"files\""
 		}
 
 		set localpath [_localpath $pathinfo(package) $pathinfo(hostname) $pathinfo(file)]
 
 		if {$mode == "create"} {
@@ -903,11 +906,11 @@
 
 	proc localpath {path} {
 		array set pathinfo [_parsepath $path]
 
 		if {$pathinfo(_type) != "files"} {
-			return -code error "invalid type"
+			return -code error "invalid path type: Got \"$pathinfo(_type)\", need \"files\""
 		}
 
 		set localpath [_localpath $pathinfo(package) $pathinfo(hostname) $pathinfo(file)]
 
 		return $localpath
@@ -952,12 +955,12 @@
 	}
 
 	proc unlinkpath {path} {
 		array set pathattrs [exists $path]
 
-		if {![info exists pathattrs(packaged)]} {
-			return -code error "invalid type"
+		if {$pathattrs(path_type) != "files"} {
+			return -code error "invalid path type: can only delete type \"files\" this is type \"$pathattrs(path_type)\""
 		}
 
 		set localpath $pathattrs(localpath)
 
 		if {$localpath == ""} {