diff --git a/to_system/home/l_samenv/.bash_profile b/to_system/home/l_samenv/.bash_profile
index 06a2388..360f0ce 100644
--- a/to_system/home/l_samenv/.bash_profile
+++ b/to_system/home/l_samenv/.bash_profile
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ pathadd ~/bin
 pathadd ~/.local/bin
 pathadd ~/frappy/bin
 
-. ~/.bash_samenv
+. ~/.config/linse_profile
diff --git a/to_system/home/l_samenv/.bash_samenv b/to_system/home/l_samenv/.config/linse_profile
similarity index 63%
rename from to_system/home/l_samenv/.bash_samenv
rename to to_system/home/l_samenv/.config/linse_profile
index 5f36982..2ea201b 100644
--- a/to_system/home/l_samenv/.bash_samenv
+++ b/to_system/home/l_samenv/.config/linse_profile
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 alias dir='ls -alF'
 export EDITOR=nano
 
-if [ ! -f "~/.config/setuser/setuser.sh" ]; then
-  mkdir -p .config
-  scp -q -r -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no l_samenv@linse-c:.config/setuser ~/.config/
-fi
+. ~/.config/linse_setuser
 
-if [ -f ~/.config/setuser/setuser.sh ]; then
-  . ~/.config/setuser/setuser.sh
-fi
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=PREVENT_DEFAULT
 
 function gitea_git() (
   for repo in "$@"; do
diff --git a/to_system/home/l_samenv/.config/linse_setuser b/to_system/home/l_samenv/.config/linse_setuser
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed9b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/to_system/home/l_samenv/.config/linse_setuser
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+function setuser() {
+  if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+    cat << EOF
+
+    Usage:
+          setuser <personal linux username>
+
+    set author for git commit and get gitea token from linse-c if available
+
+EOF
+    if [[ ! -z "$LC_IDENTIFICATION" ]]; then
+      local id=($LC_IDENTIFICATION)
+      echo "you are already identified as ${id[@]:2:9} <${id[1]}>"
+      echo " "
+    fi
+    return 1
+  fi
+  local isuser=$(ssh l_samenv@linse-c "test -d ~$1 && echo OK" 2>/dev/null)
+  if [[ "$isuser" == "OK" ]]; then
+    local id=($LC_IDENTIFICATION)
+    echo " "
+    if [[ ! -z "$id" ]]; then
+      echo "you are already identified as: ${id[@]:2:9} <${id[1]}> - you may press ctrl-c to abort"
+    fi
+    echo "get token from $1@linse-c"
+    export LC_IDENTIFICATION=$(ssh $1@linse-c 'echo $LC_IDENTIFICATION' 2>/dev/null)
+    if [[ -z "$LC_IDENTIFICATION" ]]; then
+      echo "LC_IDENTIFICATION is not defined in your rc file on $1@linse-c"
+    else
+      local id=($LC_IDENTIFICATION)
+      echo "you are identified as ${id[@]:2:9} <${id[1]}>"
+    fi
+    echo " "
+  else
+    host=($(hostname -A))
+    export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="$1"
+    export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$1@$host"
+    echo " "
+    echo "$1 is no valid linux user on linse-c -> not gitea token available for git push"
+    echo " "
+    echo "however, you are identified as $GIT_AUTHOR_NAME <$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL> for git commit"
+    echo " "
+  fi
+}