diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e0a425..73f3802 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **31.01.22:** - Improve device permissions setting verbosity.
 * **23.03.21:** - Rebase to rdesktop-web baseimage. Deprecate `GUAC_USER` and `GUAC_PASS` env vars. Existing users can set the new var `PASSWORD` for the user `abc`.
 * **01.04.20:** - Install boinc from ppa.
 * **17.03.20:** - Add armhf and aarch64 builds and switch to multi-arch image.
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 15fadcb..f880607 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "31.01.22:", desc: "Improve device permissions setting verbosity." }
   - { date: "23.03.21:", desc: "Rebase to rdesktop-web baseimage. Deprecate `GUAC_USER` and `GUAC_PASS` env vars. Existing users can set the new var `PASSWORD` for the user `abc`." }
   - { date: "01.04.20:", desc: "Install boinc from ppa." }
   - { date: "17.03.20:", desc: "Add armhf and aarch64 builds and switch to multi-arch image." }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
index ed61db7..bf4dfb8 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
@@ -8,32 +8,11 @@ mkdir -p \
 # clean up old PIDs
 rm -rf "/config/BOINC Manager-abc"
 
-# handle password access
-sed -i 's|"password":"abc",|"password":"kjhbouygiuvhgvghv",|' /gclient/app.js
-if ([ -n "$GUAC_USER" ] || [ -n "$GUAC_PASS" ]) && [ -z "$PASSWORD" ]; then
-	echo '
-********************************************************
-********************************************************
-****                                                ****
-****  GUAC_USER and GUAC_PASS vars are deprecated   ****
-****                                                ****
-****  Temporary credentials are being set:          ****
-****                                                ****
-****  User: abc                                     ****
-****  Pass: abc                                     ****
-****                                                ****
-****                                                ****
-****  See the readme for new credential info        ****
-****                                                ****
-****                                                ****
-********************************************************
-********************************************************'
-elif [ -n "$PASSWORD" ]; then
-	echo "abc:${PASSWORD}" | chpasswd
-	echo "Setting password from environment variable."
-else 
-	echo "abc:kjhbouygiuvhgvghv" | chpasswd
-	echo "No password is set for the interface."
+if [ -n "$PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "abc:${PASSWORD}" | chpasswd
+    echo "**** Setting password from environment variable. ****"
+else
+    echo "**** No auth enabled. To enable auth, you can set the PASSWORD var in docker arguments. ****"
 fi
 
 # permissions
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/60-gid-video b/root/etc/cont-init.d/60-gid-video
index cf063b2..20545d0 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/60-gid-video
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/60-gid-video
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ FILES=$(find /dev/dri -type c -print 2>/dev/null)
 
 for i in $FILES
 do
-	VIDEO_GID=$(stat -c '%g' "$i")
-	if ! id -G abc | grep -qw "$VIDEO_GID"; then
-		VIDEO_NAME=$(getent group "${VIDEO_GID}" | awk -F: '{print $1}')
-		if [ -z "${VIDEO_NAME}" ]; then
-			VIDEO_NAME="video$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c8)"
-			groupadd "$VIDEO_NAME"
-			groupmod -g "$VIDEO_GID" "$VIDEO_NAME"
-		fi
-		usermod -a -G "$VIDEO_NAME" abc
-	fi
+    VIDEO_GID=$(stat -c '%g' "$i")
+    if ! id -G abc | grep -qw "$VIDEO_GID"; then
+        VIDEO_NAME=$(getent group "${VIDEO_GID}" | awk -F: '{print $1}')
+        if [ -z "${VIDEO_NAME}" ]; then
+            VIDEO_NAME="video$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c8)"
+            groupadd "$VIDEO_NAME"
+            groupmod -g "$VIDEO_GID" "$VIDEO_NAME"
+        fi
+        usermod -a -G "$VIDEO_NAME" abc
+        if [ $(stat -c '%A' "${i}" | cut -b 5,6) != "rw" ]; then
+            echo -e "**** The device ${i} does not have group read/write permissions, which might prevent hardware transcode from functioning correctly. To fix it, you can run the following on your docker host: ****\nsudo chmod g+rw ${i}\n"
+        fi
+    fi
 done