diff --git a/scsh/filesys.scm b/scsh/filesys.scm
index 68de00e..4c522f9 100644
--- a/scsh/filesys.scm
+++ b/scsh/filesys.scm
@@ -119,3 +119,16 @@
 	 (list cwd-resource euid-resource egid-resource)
 	 (lambda ()
 	   (%rename-file old-fname new-fname))))))
+
+(define (read-symlink path)
+  (with-resources-aligned 
+	 (list cwd-resource euid-resource egid-resource)
+	 (lambda ()
+	   (%read-symlink path))))
+
+
+(define (delete-directory path)
+  (with-resources-aligned 
+	 (list cwd-resource euid-resource egid-resource)
+	 (lambda ()
+	   (%delete-directory path))))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scsh/syscalls.scm b/scsh/syscalls.scm
index 5b538ee..d25e14f 100644
--- a/scsh/syscalls.scm
+++ b/scsh/syscalls.scm
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@
 	(fname (ensure-file-name-is-nondirectory path)))
     (%%create-directory fname mode)))
 
-(import-os-error-syscall read-symlink (path) "scsh_readlink")
+(import-os-error-syscall %read-symlink (path) "scsh_readlink")
 
 (import-os-error-syscall %rename-file (old-name new-name) "scsh_rename")
 
-(import-os-error-syscall delete-directory (path) "scsh_rmdir")
+(import-os-error-syscall %delete-directory (path) "scsh_rmdir")
 
 (import-os-error-syscall %utime (path ac m) "scm_utime") 
 
@@ -256,15 +256,18 @@
 ;;; (SET-FILE-TIMES path [access-time mod-time])
 
 (define (set-file-times path . maybe-times)
-  (if (pair? maybe-times)
-      (let* ((access-time (real->exact-integer (car maybe-times)))
-	     (mod-time (if (pair? (cddr maybe-times))
-			   (error "Too many arguments to set-file-times/errno"
-				  (cons path maybe-times))
-			   (real->exact-integer (cadr maybe-times)))))
-	(%utime path access-time 
-		           mod-time ))
-      (%utime-now path)))
+  (with-resources-aligned 
+   (list cwd-resource euid-resource egid-resource) 
+   (lambda ()      
+     (if (pair? maybe-times)
+	 (let* ((access-time (real->exact-integer (car maybe-times)))
+		(mod-time (if (pair? (cddr maybe-times))
+			      (error "Too many arguments to set-file-times/errno"
+				     (cons path maybe-times))
+			      (real->exact-integer (cadr maybe-times)))))
+	   (%utime path access-time 
+		   mod-time ))
+	 (%utime-now path)))))
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;; STAT
@@ -575,8 +578,12 @@
 (define-record-resumer type/directory-stream #f)
 
 (define (open-directory-stream name)
-  (let ((dir (make-directory-stream name
-				    (open-dir name))))
+  (let ((dir (make-directory-stream 
+	      name
+	      (with-resources-aligned 
+	       (list cwd-resource euid-resource egid-resource)
+	       (lambda ()
+		 (open-dir name))))))
     (add-finalizer! dir close-directory-stream)
     dir))