diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 219bb30..2ca8c21 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
+	gJailHost   JailHost
 	gJails      []Jail
 	gDatastores []Datastore
 
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ You can specify multiple datastores.`,
 
 // TODO : Init log level and log output
 func init() {
+	var err error
+	
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 
 	// Global switches
@@ -320,14 +322,12 @@ func init() {
 	migrateCmd.AddCommand(migrateCleanCmd)
 	datastoreCmd.AddCommand(datastoreListCmd)
 
-	// Get FreeBSD version
-	out, err := executeCommand("freebsd-version")
+	// Get FreeBSD version, hostname, hostid
+	gJailHost, err = NewJailHost()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error running \"freebsd-version\": %s", err.Error())
+		fmt.Printf("Error initializing JailHost properties: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	gHostVersion, _ = strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Split(out, "-")[0], 32)
-
 }
 
 func initConfig() {
@@ -336,8 +336,6 @@ func initConfig() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	//	fmt.Printf("We are in initConfig(), with config file %s\n", gConfigFile)
-
 	viper.SetConfigFile(gConfigFile)
 
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
@@ -400,6 +398,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 func WriteConfigToDisk(changeauto bool) {
 	for _, j := range gJails {
 		if j.ConfigUpdated {
+			//log.Debug("%s config has changed, write changes to disk\n", j.Name)
 
 			// we will manipulate properties so get a copy
 			jc := j.Config