=== modified file 'bin/confz'
--- bin/confz	2014-06-19 19:03:09 +0000
+++ bin/confz	2014-06-19 18:45:05 +0000
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 typeset -gA vars vars_prev
 typeset -ga do_command
-typeset -g confz_indent check_only verbose fail_reason
+typeset -g confz_indent check_only verbose
 
 : ${check_only:=0}
 : ${verbose:=0}
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@
 	do_command_prev=( "${do_command[@]}" )
 	do_command=( confz_${name}_do )
 
-	# clear fail_reason
-	fail_reason=''
-
 	# perform check - run - check
 	if confz_${name}_check "$@"; then
 		confz_check_ok $name
@@ -145,21 +142,17 @@
 			# 	confz_${name}_check
 			# 	set -x
 			# fi
-			die "$name: check failed with error $check_ret" $fail_reason
+			die "$name: check failed with error $check_ret"
 		else
 			confz_do "${do_command[@]}" "$@"
 			
 			# print check start
 			confz_check_start $name "$@" ...again
 
-			# clear fail_reason
-			fail_reason=''
-
 			# perform check once again
 			check_only_prev=$check_only
 			check_only=1
-			confz_${name}_check "$@" || \
-				die "$name: check failed with error $?" $fail_reason
+			confz_${name}_check "$@" || die "$name: check failed with error $?"
 			confz_check_ok $name
 			check_only=$check_only_prev
 		fi

=== modified file 'zsh-functions/confz_fs_init'
--- zsh-functions/confz_fs_init	2014-06-19 19:03:09 +0000
+++ zsh-functions/confz_fs_init	2014-06-19 18:05:11 +0000
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 		${vars[vg_name]}
 	)
 
-	fail_reason="not a block device: ${vars[device]}"
 	[[ -b ${vars[device]} ]]
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
 		tries=$[$tries - 1]
 	done
 
-	fail_reason="no blkid signature found on $vars[device]"
 	[[ -z $blk_out ]] && return 1  # nothing found on the device
 	eval $blk_out
 	[[ $LABEL == ${vars[label]} && $TYPE == xfs ]] && return 0
@@ -101,13 +99,11 @@
 			return 0  # found matching entry
 		fi
 	done
-
-	fail_reason="no entry for ${(qqq)vars[mountpoint]} in /etc/fstab"
 	return 1  # did not find matching entry
 }
 
 confz_fstab_do() {
-	print -r - >>/etc/fstab ${vars[device]}$'\t'${vars[mountpoint]}$'\t'${vars[filesystem]}$'\t'${vars[opts]}$'\t'${vars[dump]}' '${vars[pass]}
+	print -r - >>/etc/fstab "${vars[device]} ${vars[mountpoint]} ${vars[filesystem]} ${vars[opts]} ${vars[dump]} ${vars[pass]}" 
 }
 
 
@@ -115,7 +111,6 @@
 confz_mounted_check() {
 	checkvars device mountpoint
 
-	fail_reason="could not find ${vars[device]} ${vars[mountpoint]} in /proc/mounts"
 	grep -q "^${vars[device]} ${vars[mountpoint]} " /proc/mounts
 }
 

=== modified file 'zsh-functions/confz_vserver_init'
--- zsh-functions/confz_vserver_init	2014-06-19 19:03:09 +0000
+++ zsh-functions/confz_vserver_init	2014-06-19 18:43:29 +0000
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 		do_command=( tar -pC ${vars[path]} -f ${vars[source]} )
 	fi
 
-	fail_reason="${vars[path]}/bin missing"
 	[[ -e ${vars[path]}/bin ]]
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@
 	setvar vdir /vservers/${vars[name]}
 
 	local ctx ret
+	ret=1
 
 	if [[ -e ${vars[etcdir]}/context ]]; then
 		if [[ $(<${vars[etcdir]}/context) == ${vars[context_id]} ]]; then
@@ -38,18 +38,13 @@
 				"has context different from ${(qqq)vars[context_id]}"
 		fi
 	else
-		ret=1
-		fail_reason="$(<${vars[etcdir]}/context) missing"
 		for ctx in /etc/vservers/*/context; do
 			if [[ $(<$ctx) == ${vars[context_id]} ]]; then
 				die "$0: context id already used by $ctx"
 			fi
 		done
 	fi
-	if ! [[ -h ${vars[etcdir]}/vdir ]]; then
-		fail_reason="${vars[etcdir]}/vdir missing"
-		ret=1
-	fi
+	[[ -h ${vars[etcdir]}/vdir ]] || ret=1
 
 	require mounted_volume :size :filesystem \
 		lv_name=vs_$vars[name] \