diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/cwfs/config.c b/sys/src/cmd/cwfs/config.c
index 6dcc6f4dc..ec9410749 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/cwfs/config.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/cwfs/config.c
@@ -440,9 +440,7 @@ mergeconf(Iobuf *p)
 			if(service[0] == 0)
 				strncpy(service, word, sizeof service);
 		} else if(strcmp(word, "noauth") == 0){
-			noauth = 1;
 		} else if(strcmp(word, "readonly") == 0){
-			readonly = 1;
 		} else if(strcmp(word, "ipauth") == 0)	/* obsolete */
 			cp = getwrd(word, cp);
 		else if(astrcmp(word, "ip") == 0)	/* obsolete */
@@ -980,15 +978,18 @@ arginit(void)
 		}
 		if(strcmp(word, "noattach") == 0) {
 			noattach = !noattach;
+			print("attach is now %s\n", noattach ? "disallowed" : "allowed");
 			continue;
 		}
 		if(strcmp(word, "noauth") == 0) {
 			noauth = !noauth;
+			print("auth is now %s\n", noauth ? "disabled" : "enabled");
 			f.modconf = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
 		if(strcmp(word, "readonly") == 0) {
 			readonly = !readonly;
+			print("filesystem is now %s\n", readonly ? "readonly" : "writable");
 			f.modconf = 1;
 			continue;
 		}