diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 061701c..cc51adf 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ Model = module.exports = emitter.spawn({
   strict: true,
 
   allowed: {
-    read: 'super-user',
-    write: 'super-user',
-    remove: 'super-user',
+    read: 'root',
+    write: 'root',
+    remove: 'root',
     special: {
-      _id: 'super-user'
+      _id: 'root'
     }
   },
   
@@ -310,7 +310,13 @@ Model = module.exports = emitter.spawn({
     if(this.description) {
       settings
         .find({name: this.name || this.collection, plugin: this.plugin})
-        .set({name: this.name || this.collection, description: this.description, plugin: this.plugin})
+        .set({
+          name: this.name || this.collection,
+          description: this.description,
+          plugin: this.plugin,
+          collection: this.collection,
+          allowed: this.allowed
+        })
         .notify(function(json) {
           if(json) {
             delete json._id;
@@ -321,7 +327,6 @@ Model = module.exports = emitter.spawn({
             _self.configure(_self.description, function(err) {
               if(err) console.error(err);
             });
-
           }
         })
         .save()
diff --git a/lib/plugins/settings/index.js b/lib/plugins/settings/index.js
index c772c96..b8a75a5 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/settings/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/settings/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ app.get('/settings', function(req, res) {
   ;
 });
 
+app.post('/settings', function(req, res) {
+  Settings
+    .spawn()
+    .for(req)
+    .find({name: req.body.name, plugin: req.body.name})
+    .set(req.body)
+    .notify(res)
+    .save()
+  ;
+});
+
 app.get('/settings/:name', function(req, res) {  
   Setting
     .spawn()
@@ -23,19 +34,11 @@ app.get('/settings/:name', function(req, res) {
   ;
 });
 
-var Model = require('../../model').spawn();
-Model.unlock();
-Model.collection = 'system.indexes';
-Model.notify(function(data) {
-    config.indexes = data;
-    
-    Setting
-      .spawn()
-      .find({name: 'app'})
-      .set(config)
-      .set({name: 'app'})
-      .save()
-    ;
-}).fetch();
-
-// create or update app settings
+// create or update general app settings    
+Setting
+  .spawn()
+  .find({name: 'app'})
+  .set(config)
+  .set({name: 'app'})
+  .save()
+;