diff --git a/configs/macos/set-defaults.sh b/configs/macos/set-defaults.sh
index 41025d0..17badf8 100644
--- a/configs/macos/set-defaults.sh
+++ b/configs/macos/set-defaults.sh
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ defaults write com.caldis.Mos duration -float 3.9
 defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2 FocusFollowsMouse -bool true
 defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2 HideScrollbar -bool true
 defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2 NeverBlockSystemShutdown -bool true
+
+# Don't write .DS_Store files to network drives
+defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool TRUE
diff --git a/install-linux.sh b/install-linux.sh
index 9bf5cca..2f06d2e 100644
--- a/install-linux.sh
+++ b/install-linux.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ln -sf $EWCONFIG_ROOT/configs/global.gitignore ~/.gitignore
 ln -sf $EWCONFIG_ROOT/configs/ssh/config ~/.ssh/config
 touch ~/.ssh/config.local
 chmod 644 "$HOME/.ssh/config"
-if type -p chown > /dev/null; then chown $USER "$HOME/.ssh/config"; fi 
+if type -p chown > /dev/null; then chown $(id -u) "$HOME/.ssh/config"; fi 
 
 # Configure (neo)Vim
 ln -sf $EWCONFIG_ROOT/configs/vim/.vimrc ~/.vimrc