diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/explorer/block b/cdist/conf/type/__block/explorer/block
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6c35bc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/explorer/block
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# 2013 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+
+file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file" 2>/dev/null || echo "/$__object_id")"
+
+# file does not exist, nothing we could do
+[ -f "$file" ] || exit 0
+
+prefix=$(cat "$__object/parameter/prefix" 2>/dev/null || echo "#cdist:__block/$__object_id")
+suffix=$(cat "$__object/parameter/suffix" 2>/dev/null || echo "#/cdist:__block/$__object_id")
+awk -v prefix="$prefix" -v suffix="$suffix" '{
+   if (index($0,prefix)) {
+      triggered=1
+   }
+   if (triggered) {
+      if (index($0,suffix)) {
+            triggered=0
+      }
+      print
+   }
+}' "$file"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__block/gencode-remote
similarity index 61%
rename from cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/gencode-remote
rename to cdist/conf/type/__block/gencode-remote
index 7fcb59c6..0a5eea18 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/gencode-remote
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# 2012-2013 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2013 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -18,38 +18,34 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-owner="$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner" 2>/dev/null || echo "$__object_id")"
-if [ -f "$__object/parameter/file" ]; then
-   file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file")"
-else
-   home="$(cut -d':' -f 6 "$__object/explorer/passwd")"
-   file="$home/.ssh/authorized_keys"
-fi
+file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file" 2>/dev/null || echo "/$__object_id")"
+state_should=$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")
+prefix=$(cat "$__object/parameter/prefix" 2>/dev/null || echo "#cdist:__block/$__object_id")
+suffix=$(cat "$__object/parameter/suffix" 2>/dev/null || echo "#/cdist:__block/$__object_id")
 
-entry="$__object/files/entry"
-if [ ! -s "$__object/explorer/entry" ]; then
+block="$__object/files/block"
+if [ ! -s "$__object/explorer/block" ]; then
    state_is='absent'
 else
-   state_is=$(diff -q "$entry" "$__object/explorer/entry" >/dev/null \
+   state_is=$(diff -q "$block" "$__object/explorer/block" >/dev/null \
       && echo present \
       || echo changed
    )
 fi
 
-state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state" 2>/dev/null || echo present)"
+state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 if [ "$state_should" = "$state_is" ]; then
    # Nothing to do, move along
    exit 0
 fi
 
-remove_entry() {
-   # NOTE: keep variables in sync in manifest/explorer/gencode-*
-   prefix="#cdist:$__object_name"
-   suffix="#/cdist:$__object_name"
+remove_block() {
    cat << DONE
 tmpfile=\$(mktemp ${file}.cdist.XXXXXXXXXX)
-# preserve ownership and permissions by copying existing file over tmpfile
-cp -p "$file" "\$tmpfile"
+# preserve ownership and permissions of existing file
+if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+   cp -p "$file" "\$tmpfile"
+fi
 awk -v prefix="$prefix" -v suffix="$suffix" '
 {
    if (index(\$0,prefix)) {
@@ -70,15 +66,19 @@ DONE
 case "$state_should" in
    present)
       if [ "$state_is" = "changed" ]; then
-         remove_entry
+         echo update >> "$__messages_out"
+         remove_block
+      else
+         echo add >> "$__messages_out"
       fi
       cat << DONE
 cat >> "$file" << ${__type##*/}_DONE
-$(cat "$entry")
+$(cat "$block")
 ${__type##*/}_DONE
 DONE
    ;;
    absent)
-      remove_entry
+      echo remove >> "$__messages_out"
+      remove_block
    ;;
 esac
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2312d293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+cdist-type__block(7)
+====================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__block - Manage blocks of text in files
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Manage a block of text in an existing file.
+The block is identified using the prefix and suffix parameters.
+Everything between prefix and suffix is considered to be a managed block
+of text.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+text::
+   the text to manage.
+   If text is '-' (dash), take what was written to stdin as the text.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+file::
+   the file in which to manage the text block.
+   Defaults to object_id.
+
+prefix::
+   the prefix to add before the text.
+   Defaults to #cdist:__block/$__object_id
+
+suffix::
+   the prefix to add after the text.
+   Defaults to #/cdist:__block/$__object_id
+
+state::
+   'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
+
+
+MESSAGES
+--------
+add::
+   block was added
+update::
+   block was updated/changed
+remove::
+   block was removed
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# text from argument
+__block /path/to/file \
+   --prefix '#start' \
+   --suffix '#end' \
+   --text 'some\nblock of\ntext'
+
+# text from stdin
+__block some-id \
+   --file /path/to/file \
+   --text - << DONE
+here some block
+of text
+DONE
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2013 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__block/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1fc9ec79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2013-2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+
+file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file" 2>/dev/null || echo "/$__object_id")"
+prefix=$(cat "$__object/parameter/prefix" 2>/dev/null || echo "#cdist:__block/$__object_id")
+suffix=$(cat "$__object/parameter/suffix" 2>/dev/null || echo "#/cdist:__block/$__object_id")
+text=$(cat "$__object/parameter/text")
+
+mkdir "$__object/files"
+# Generate text block for inclusion in file
+block="$__object/files/block"
+echo "$prefix" > "$block"
+if [ "$text" = "-" ]; then
+   cat "$__object/stdin" >> "$block"
+else
+   cat "$text" >> "$block"
+fi
+echo "$suffix" >> "$block"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/default/state b/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/default/state
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f6134f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/default/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa3abebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+file
+prefix
+state
+suffix
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e27be7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+text
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote
index 712eb1a1..77a63b9b 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__cron/gencode-remote
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ DONE
 
 case "$state_should" in
     present)
+        # if we insert new entry, filter also all entrys out with the same id 
         echo "("
-        echo "crontab -u $user -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v -E \"$filter\" 2>/dev/null || true"
+        echo "crontab -u $user -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v -E \"$filter\" | grep -v \"# $name\\$\" 2>/dev/null || true"
         echo "echo '$entry'"
         echo ") | crontab -u $user -"
     ;;
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__group/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__group/man.text
index c57ae337..def0232f 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__group/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__group/man.text
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ password::
    see above
 
 
+MESSAGES
+--------
+mod::
+    group is modified
+add::
+    New group added
+change <property> <new_value> <current_value>::
+    Changed group property from current_value to new_value
+set <property> <new_value>::
+    set property to new value, property was not set bevore
+
+
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/explorer/mounted b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/explorer/mounted
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..81f8e454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/explorer/mounted
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+path="$(cat "$__object/parameter/path" 2>/dev/null || echo "/$__object_id")"
+
+if mountpoint -q "$path"; then
+   echo yes
+else
+   echo no
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2626f3de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+path="$(cat "$__object/parameter/path" 2>/dev/null || echo "/$__object_id")"
+state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+state_is="$(grep -q -x yes "$__object/explorer/mounted" && echo present || echo absent)"
+
+if [ "$state_should" = "$state_is" ]; then
+   # nothing to do
+   exit 0
+fi
+
+case "$state_should" in
+   present)
+      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/nofstab" ]; then
+         # mount manually
+         printf 'mount'
+         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/type" ]; then
+            printf ' -t %s' "$(cat "$__object/parameter/type")"
+         fi
+         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/options" ]; then
+            printf ' -o %s' "$(cat "$__object/parameter/options")"
+         fi
+         printf ' %s' "$(cat "$__object/parameter/device")"
+         printf " %s\n" "$path"
+      else
+         # mount using existing fstab entry
+         printf 'mount "%s"\n' "$path"
+      fi
+   ;;
+   absent)
+      printf 'umount "%s"\n' "$path"
+   ;;
+esac
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7299bdf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+cdist-type__mount(7)
+====================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__mount - manage filesystem mounts
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Manage filesystem mounts either via /etc/fstab or manually.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+device::
+   device to mount at path, defaults to 'none'. see mount(8)
+
+dump::
+   value for the dump field in fstab. see fstab(5)
+   defaults to 0.
+
+   This parameter is ignored, if the nofstab parameter is given.
+
+options::
+   comma separated string of options, see mount(8)
+
+pass::
+   value for the pass field in fstab. see fstab(5)
+   defaults to 0.
+
+   This parameter is ignored, if the nofstab parameter is given.
+
+path::
+   mount point where to mount the device, see mount(8).
+   Defaults to __object_id
+
+state::
+   either present or absent. Defaults to present.
+
+type::
+   vfstype, see mount(8)
+
+
+BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
+------------------
+nofstab::
+   do not manage an entry in /etc/fstab
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__mount /some/dir \
+   --device /dev/sdc3 \
+   --type xfs \
+   --options "defaults,ro"
+   --dump 0 \
+   --pass 1
+
+__mount /var/lib/one \
+   --device mfsmount \
+   --type fuse \
+   --options "mfsmaster=mfsmaster.domain.tld,mfssubfolder=/one,nonempty,_netdev"
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2014 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8a1fa234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+path="$(cat "$__object/parameter/path" 2>/dev/null || echo "/$__object_id")"
+state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+
+if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/nofstab" ]; then
+   # Generate an entry for /etc/fstab
+   (
+printf "%s" "$(cat "$__object/parameter/device")"
+printf " %s" "$path"
+type="$(cat "$__object/parameter/type" 2>/dev/null || echo "auto")"
+printf " %s" "$type"
+options="$(cat "$__object/parameter/options" 2>/dev/null || echo "defaults")"
+printf " %s" "$options"
+printf " %s" "$(cat "$__object/parameter/dump")"
+printf " %s\n" "$(cat "$__object/parameter/pass")"
+) | \
+__block "$__object_name" \
+   --file "/etc/fstab" \
+   --prefix "#cdist:$__object_name" \
+   --suffix "#/cdist:$__object_name" \
+   --state "$state" \
+   --text -
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/boolean b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/boolean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac6f41a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/boolean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nofstab
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/device b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/device
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..621e94f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/device
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+none
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/dump b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/dump
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..573541ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/dump
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/pass b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/pass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..573541ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/pass
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/state b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/state
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f6134f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/default/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29d3e5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__mount/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+device
+dump
+options
+pass
+path
+state
+type
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/explorer/entry b/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/explorer/entry
deleted file mode 100755
index 9992d32d..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/explorer/entry
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# 2012 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
-#
-# This file is part of cdist.
-#
-# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-
-owner="$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner" 2>/dev/null || echo "$__object_id")"
-if [ -f "$__object/parameter/file" ]; then
-   file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file")"
-else
-   home="$("$__type_explorer/passwd" | cut -d':' -f 6)"
-   file="$home/.ssh/authorized_keys"
-fi
-
-# no authorized_keys file, nothing we could do
-[ -f "$file" ] || exit 0
-
-# NOTE: keep variables in sync in manifest/explorer/gencode-*
-prefix="#cdist:$__object_name"
-suffix="#/cdist:$__object_name"
-awk -v prefix="$prefix" -v suffix="$suffix" '{
-   if (index($0,prefix)) {
-      triggered=1
-   }
-   if (triggered) {
-      if (index($0,suffix)) {
-            triggered=0
-      }
-      print
-   }
-}' "$file"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/manifest
index 47cdf746..5a9cfbb3 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/manifest
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 owner="$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner" 2>/dev/null || echo "$__object_id")"
-state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state" 2>/dev/null || echo "present")"
+state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state" 2>/dev/null)"
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/file" ]; then
    file="$(cat "$__object/parameter/file")"
 else
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/noparent" -o ! -f "$__object/parameter/nofile" ];
    fi
 
    if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/noparent" ]; then
-      # Ensure that the directory in which the authorized_keys shall be exists and 
+      # Ensure that the directory in which the authorized_keys shall be exists and
       # has the right permissions.
       ssh_directory="${file%/*}"
       __directory "$ssh_directory" --state present --parents \
@@ -56,19 +56,16 @@ if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/noparent" -o ! -f "$__object/parameter/nofile" ];
    fi
 fi
 
-# NOTE: keep variables in sync in manifest/explorer/gencode-*
-prefix="#cdist:$__object_name"
-suffix="#/cdist:$__object_name"
-
-mkdir "$__object/files"
-
 # Generate entry for inclusion in authorized_keys file
-entry="$__object/files/entry"
-echo "$prefix" > "$entry"
+(
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/comment" ]; then
-   echo "# $(cat "$__object/parameter/comment")" >> "$entry"
+   echo "# $(cat "$__object/parameter/comment")"
 fi
-cat "$__object/parameter/key" >> "$entry"
-# ensure we have a newline after keys
-echo >> "$entry"
-echo "$suffix" >> "$entry"
+cat "$__object/parameter/key"
+) | \
+__block "$__object_name" \
+   --file "$file" \
+   --prefix "#cdist:$__object_name" \
+   --suffix "#/cdist:$__object_name" \
+   --state "$state" \
+   --text -
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/parameter/default/state b/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/parameter/default/state
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f6134f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__ssh_authorized_keys/parameter/default/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__user/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__user/man.text
index 47e63d3d..be70ec12 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__user/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__user/man.text
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ create-home::
 remove-home::
     see userdel(8), apply only on user delete
 
+
+MESSAGES
+--------
+mod::
+    User is modified
+add::
+    New user added
+
+
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
diff --git a/cdist/emulator.py b/cdist/emulator.py
index b70ef956..63d3bbbc 100644
--- a/cdist/emulator.py
+++ b/cdist/emulator.py
@@ -192,9 +192,11 @@ class Emulator(object):
                 try:
                     cdist_object = self.cdist_object.object_from_name(requirement)
                 except core.cdist_type.NoSuchTypeError as e:
-                    self.log.error("%s requires object %s, but type %s does not exist (definded at %s)"  % (self.cdist_object.name, requirement, e.name, self.object_source))
+                    self.log.error("%s requires object %s, but type %s does not exist. Defined at %s"  % (self.cdist_object.name, requirement, e.name, self.object_source))
+                    raise
+                except core.cdist_object.MissingObjectIdError as e:
+                    self.log.error("%s requires object %s without object id. Defined at %s"  % (self.cdist_object.name, requirement, self.object_source))
                     raise
-
 
                 self.log.debug("Recording requirement: " + requirement)
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index c0cb9d65..a3d5c4fd 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -4,7 +4,18 @@ Changelog
 	* Changes are always commented with their author in (braces)
 	* Exception: No braces means author == Nico Schottelius
 
-3.0.1:
+3.0.3:
+	* Core: Enhance error message when requirement is missing object id
+
+3.0.2: 2014-01-19
+	* Documentation: Document all messages sent by types (Daniel Heule)
+	* New Type: __block (Steven Armstrong)
+	* New Type: __mount (Steven Armstrong)
+	* Type __cron: Replace existing entry when changing it (Daniel Heule)
+	* Type __ssh_authorized_keys: Use new type __block (Steven Armstrong)
+
+
+3.0.1: 2014-01-14
 	* Core: Copy only files, not directories (Steven Armstrong)
 	* Core: Allow hostnames to start with /
 	* Type __line: Remove unecessary backslash escape
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 25fc4820..32d734b8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import os
 def data_finder(data_dir):
     entries = []
     for name in os.listdir(data_dir):
+
+        # Skip .gitignore files
+        if name == ".gitignore":
+            continue
+
         entry = os.path.join(data_dir, name)
         if os.path.isdir(entry):
             entries.extend(data_finder(entry))