diff --git a/lib/install.sh b/lib/install.sh
index f903976..1f6348e 100755
--- a/lib/install.sh
+++ b/lib/install.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function prepare_lxd {
         echo "define lxd and assign to user <$USER>"
         sudo groupadd --force "$NEW_GROUP"
         sudo usermod --append --groups "$NEW_GROUP" "$(whoami)"
-        exec sg "$NEW_GROUP" exec "$0 $TARGET SESSION_RELOAD_REQUIRED $@"
+        exec sg "$NEW_GROUP" -c "$0 SESSION_RELOAD_REQUIRED $TARGET $@"
         # no further processing because exec has been called!
     else
         echo "user <$USER> already belongs to group <lxd>!"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function prepare_lxd {
 
         if [[ $(printenv container) == 'lxc' ]]; then
             echo "nested configuration applying..."
-            cat <<EOF | lxd init --preseed
+            cat <<EOF | sg $NEW_GROUP -c 'lxd init --preseed'
 config: {}
 networks:
 - name: lxdbr0
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ networks:
   config:
     ipv4.address: auto
     ipv6.address: none
+storage_pools:
+- config: {}
+  description: ""
+  name: default
+  driver: dir
 profiles:
 - config:
     security.privileged: "true"
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ EOF
 
     # test environment container hostname
     local env_container_hostname
-    env_container_hostname=$(lxc profile get default environment.container_hostname)
+    env_container_hostname=$(sg $NEW_GROUP -c 'lxc profile get default environment.container_hostname')
     if [[ -z "$env_container_hostname" ]]; then
         env_container_hostname=$(hostname -s)
         if env | grep -q container_hostname; then
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ EOF
         fi
 
         echo -n "set environment container_hostname to <$env_container_hostname> ... "
-        lxc profile set default environment.container_hostname "$env_container_hostname"
+        sg $NEW_GROUP -c "lxc profile set default environment.container_hostname \"$env_container_hostname\""
         PREFIX="" echoinfo OK
     else
         echo "environment container_hostname <$env_container_hostname> already defined!"
@@ -373,19 +378,19 @@ function preload_bookworm_image {
     local PREFIX="preload:bookworm"
 
     if [[ $(lxc image list debian/12/cloud -f csv | wc -l) -lt 1 ]]; then
-        echo -n "downloading images from publc remote, please hold on..."
-        lxc image copy images:debian/12/cloud local: --copy-aliases --quiet
+        echo -n "downloading images from public remote, please hold on..."
+        sg $NEW_GROUP -c 'lxc image copy images:debian/12/cloud local: --copy-aliases --quiet'
         PREFIX="" echoinfo OK
     else
-        echo -n "refreshing images from publc remote..."
-        lxc image refresh debian/12/cloud --quiet
+        echo -n "refreshing images from public remote..."
+        sg $NEW_GROUP -c 'lxc image refresh debian/12/cloud --quiet'
         PREFIX="" echoinfo DONE
     fi
 }
 
 ### MAIN
 
-if [[ "${2:-}" == "SESSION_RELOAD_REQUIRED" ]]; then
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "SESSION_RELOAD_REQUIRED" ]]; then
     SESSION_RELOAD_REQUIRED=true
     shift
 else
@@ -426,9 +431,12 @@ else
     opt_link
     extra_dev_desktop
 
-    if [[ "$SESSION_RELOAD_REQUIRED" == false ]]; then
-        echoinfo "successful installation"
+    if [[ "$SESSION_RELOAD_REQUIRED" == true ]]; then
+        echowarn "current session has been reloaded, due to new group <$NEW_GROUP>."
+        echowarn "be aware to exit twice or fully disconnect/reconnect to take advantage of new group <$NEW_GROUP>!"
+        echoinfo "successful session installation "
+        sg $NEW_GROUP -c bash
     else
-        echowarn "please reload your session, .bashrc needs to be reloaded!"
+        echoinfo "successful installation"
     fi
 fi