diff --git a/src/fuse_operations.c b/src/fuse_operations.c
index a63837a..2ae2de1 100644
--- a/src/fuse_operations.c
+++ b/src/fuse_operations.c
@@ -116,12 +116,11 @@ static int xmp_access(const char *path, int mask) {
     struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 
     pi.PID = fc->pid;
-    pi.UID = fc->uid;
     pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
     // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-    if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+    if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
       free(pi.name);
       return -EACCES;
     }
@@ -281,12 +280,11 @@ static int xmp_unlink(const char *path) {
 
   // ask the user for the permission for deleting the file
   pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -330,12 +328,11 @@ static int xmp_rename(const char *from, const char *to, unsigned int flags) {
   struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 
   pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -343,7 +340,7 @@ static int xmp_rename(const char *from, const char *to, unsigned int flags) {
   // the "to" file may exist and the process needs to get persmission to modify
   // it
   if (source_access(to, F_OK) == 0 &&
-      !interactive_access(real_filename(to), pi)) {
+      !interactive_access(real_filename(to), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -363,11 +360,10 @@ static int xmp_link(const char *from, const char *to) {
   struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 
   pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -389,11 +385,10 @@ static int xmp_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
   struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 
   pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -421,11 +416,10 @@ static int xmp_chown(const char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
   struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 
   pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -476,17 +470,16 @@ static int xmp_utimens(const char *path, const struct timespec ts[2],
 
 static int xmp_create(const char *path, mode_t mode,
                       struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
-  int fd;
+  int fd = -1;
   struct process_info pi;
   struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 
   pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, GRANT_PERM)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -507,11 +500,10 @@ static int xmp_open(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
   struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 
   pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
diff --git a/src/process_info.h b/src/process_info.h
index 8e59c81..fe2e7d0 100644
--- a/src/process_info.h
+++ b/src/process_info.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 struct process_info {
   pid_t PID;
   const char *name;
-  uid_t UID;
 };
 
 #endif // PROCESS_INFO_H
diff --git a/src/ui-socket.c b/src/ui-socket.c
index f9f6228..8c8982f 100644
--- a/src/ui-socket.c
+++ b/src/ui-socket.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
-#include "cc.h"
 #include "perm_permissions_table.h"
 #include "temp_permissions_table.h"
 #include "ui-socket.h"
@@ -61,9 +60,9 @@ void destroy_ui_socket() {
  * GUI
  *
  * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
- * @pram pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed, 2 if access is allwed
- * for the runtime of the process
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed, 2 if access is
+ * allowed for the runtime of the process
  */
 int ask_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
   FILE *fp;
@@ -115,15 +114,28 @@ int ask_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
  *
  * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
  * @pram pi: The process information
+ * @param opts: options (GRANT_TEMP, GRANT_PERM)
  * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
  */
-int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi, int opts) {
 
   if (check_temp_access(filename, pi) || check_perm_access(filename, pi)) {
     // access was already granted before
     return 1;
   }
 
+  // if noth GRANT_TEMP and GRANT_PERM are selected, then only permanent
+  // permissions are granted
+
+  if (opts & GRANT_PERM) {
+    give_perm_access(filename, pi);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (opts & GRANT_TEMP) {
+    give_temp_access(filename, pi);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   int user_response = ask_access(filename, pi);
   if (user_response == 1) {
     // user said "yes"
diff --git a/src/ui-socket.h b/src/ui-socket.h
index 14b8ddd..6d0ee74 100644
--- a/src/ui-socket.h
+++ b/src/ui-socket.h
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ void destroy_ui_socket(void);
  *
  * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
  * @pram pi: The process information
+ * @param opts: options (GRANT_TEMP, GRANT_PERM)
  * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
  */
-int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi, int opts);
+
+#define GRANT_TEMP 1
+#define GRANT_PERM 2
+// #define TABLE_ONLY 4 // NOTE: Add this in the future?
 
 #endif // !UI_SOCKET_H
diff --git a/test/test.bash b/test/test.bash
index 7b98fe2..574e8db 100755
--- a/test/test.bash
+++ b/test/test.bash
@@ -20,27 +20,30 @@ valgrind -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected &
 
 sleep 5
 
+# WARN: please don't use `>` or `>>` operators. They force **this script** to open the file, **not the program you are trying to run**. This is probably not what you mean when you want to test a specific program's access.
+# WARN: avoid using touch, since it generates errors because setting times is not implemented in icfs **yet**.
+
 # create files
 
 zenity --set-fake-response no
-touch ./protected/should-not-exist 2>/dev/null &&
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: touch can create protected/should-not-exist despite access being denied!" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+truncate -s 0 ./protected/should-exist-anyway 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: truncate cannot create protected/should-exist despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
 zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
-touch ./protected/should-exist 2>/dev/null &&
+truncate -s 0 ./protected/should-exist 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: touch cannot create protected/should-exist despite access being permitted!" # OK
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: truncate cannot create protected/should-exist despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
 # write to files
 
 zenity --set-fake-response no
-echo "Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches." >./protected/truth 2>/dev/null &&
+sed -e 'a\'"Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches." "./protected/truth" 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo can write to protected/lie despite access being denied!" ||
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
 
 zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
-echo "Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something." >./protected/truth 2>/dev/null &&
+sed -e 'a\'"Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something." "./protected/truth" 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot write to protected/truth despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
@@ -90,17 +93,17 @@ chmod 000 ./protected/perm000 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: chmod cannot change permissions of protected/perm000 despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
-# create files with permanent permissions
+# test permanent permissions
 
 zenity --set-fake-response yes
-touch ./protected/friendly 2>/dev/null &&
+cat ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: touch cannot create protected/friendly despite access being permitted!" # OK
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
 zenity --set-fake-response no # this should be ignored
-touch ./protected/friendly-again 2>/dev/null &&
+cat ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: touch cannot create protected/friendly-again despite access being permitted!" # OK
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
 # unmount