diff --git a/bin/gitbarrerepos.sh b/bin/gitbarrerepos.sh
index e5487d2..057d73c 100755
--- a/bin/gitbarrerepos.sh
+++ b/bin/gitbarrerepos.sh
@@ -7,29 +7,29 @@ _cwd="$(pwd)"
 
 while [ "$_bare_name" = "" ]
 do
-read -p "enter the bare repos folder name ? " _bare_name
-if [ "$_bare_name" != "" ]; then
-  read -p "is bare folder name $_bare_name correcte [y|n] " validated
-  if [ "$validated" = "y" ]; then
-    break
-  else
-    _bare_name=""
+  read -p "enter the bare repos folder name ? " _bare_name
+  if [ "$_bare_name" != "" ]; then
+    read -p "is bare folder name $_bare_name correcte [y|n] " validated
+    if [ "$validated" = "y" ]; then
+      break
+    else
+      _bare_name=""
+    fi
   fi
-fi
 done
 
 while [ "$_prod_folder_path" = "" ]
 do
-read -p "enter the prod folder path (must be a public_html parent's) ? " _prod_folder_path
-if [ "$_prod_folder_path" != "" ]; then
-  # TODO check if path exists
-  read -p "is prod folder path $_prod_folder_path correcte [y|n] " validated
-  if [ "$validated" = "y" ]; then
-    break
-  else
-    _prod_folder_path=""
+  read -p "enter the prod folder path (must be a public_html parent's) ? " _prod_folder_path
+  if [ "$_prod_folder_path" != "" ]; then
+    # TODO check if path exists
+    read -p "is prod folder path $_prod_folder_path correcte [y|n] " validated
+    if [ "$validated" = "y" ]; then
+      break
+    else
+      _prod_folder_path=""
+    fi
   fi
-fi
 done
 
 # ask for simple php conf or drupal conf
diff --git a/bin/user.sh b/bin/user.sh
index 828c76f..8d0837d 100755
--- a/bin/user.sh
+++ b/bin/user.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,28 @@ fi
 
 sleep 3
 
-# TODO check if root
-
 echo -n "Enter user name: "
 read user
+while [ "$user" = "" ]
+do
+  read -p "enter a user name ? " user
+  if [ "$user" != "" ]; then
+    # check if user already exists
+    if id "$user" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "user $user alreday exists, you must provide a non existing user name."
+      user=""
+    else
+      read -p "is user name $user correcte [y|n] " validated
+      if [ "$validated" = "y" ]; then
+        break
+      else
+        user=""
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+
 # read -p "Continue? (Y/N): " confirm && [[ $confirm == [yY] || $confirm == [yY][eE][sS] ]] || exit 1
 adduser "$user"
 echo "adding $user to admin group and limiting su to the admin group"
diff --git a/bin/vhost.sh b/bin/vhost.sh
index d51de8a..9c5b891 100644
--- a/bin/vhost.sh
+++ b/bin/vhost.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ echo '\033[35m
 echo "\033[35;1mNginx VHOST install \033[0m"
 while [ "$vh" != "y" ] && [ "$vh" != "n" ]
 do
-echo -n "Should we install a vhost? [y|n] "
-read vh
-# vh=${vh:-y}
+  echo -n "Should we install a vhost? [y|n] "
+  read vh
+  # vh=${vh:-y}
 done
 if [ "$vh" = "y" ]; then
 
@@ -84,10 +84,44 @@ if [ "$vh" = "y" ]; then
 
   # create a shortcut to the site
   # TODO ask for $user name if not existing
-  mkdir /home/"$user"/www/
-  chown "$user":admin /home/"$user"/www/
-  ln -s /var/www/"$_domain" /home/"$user"/www/"$_domain"
 
+  echo -n "Should we install a shortcut for a user? [Y|n] "
+  read yn
+  yn=${yn:-y}
+  if [ "$yn" = "y" ]; then
+    if [ -z ${user+x} ]; then
+      echo -n "Enter an existing user name: "
+      read user
+      while [ "$user" = "" ]
+      do
+        read -p "enter a user name ? " user
+        if [ "$user" != "" ]; then
+          check if user already exists
+          if id "$user" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            read -p "is user name $user correcte [y|n] " validated
+            if [ "$validated" = "y" ]; then
+              break
+            else
+              user=""
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "user $user doesn't exists, you must provide an existing user"
+            user=""
+          fi
+        fi
+      done
+    fi
+
+    echo "shortcut will be installed for '$user'";
+    sleep 3
+
+    mkdir /home/"$user"/www/
+    chown "$user":admin /home/"$user"/www/
+    ln -s /var/www/"$_domain" /home/"$user"/www/"$_domain"
+
+  else
+    echo 'no shortcut installed'
+  fi
   # activate the vhost
   ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/"$_domain".conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/"$_domain".conf