diff --git a/makeuser b/makeuser
index 889eceb..c594f01 100755
--- a/makeuser
+++ b/makeuser
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ case $1 in
     sub_to_list $1
 
     echo "removing .git from new homedir"
-    rm -rf /home/$1/.git
+    sudo rm -rf /home/$1/.git
 
     echo "adding ssh pubkey"
     echo "$3" | sudo tee /home/$1/.ssh/authorized_keys
diff --git a/welcome-email.tmpl b/welcome-email.tmpl
index edaa103..2a13f3e 100644
--- a/welcome-email.tmpl
+++ b/welcome-email.tmpl
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ the ssh key you supplied on registration.
 
 your password is "newpassword". please change it when you log in for
 the first time by running the passwd command. the password is used for 
-imap/smtp auth, not shell login, which is currently enabled for legacy
-reasons and will be soon changed to only use ssh key authentication.
+imap/smtp/webmail auth, not shell login.
 
 the greatest value of tilde.club is not the services provided by the
 server, but rather the interesting and welcoming community built by its