diff --git a/acl/export.go b/acl/export.go
index 104de51..13a2a3f 100644
--- a/acl/export.go
+++ b/acl/export.go
@@ -25,7 +25,25 @@ const (
 	Other        = C.ACL_OTHER
 )
 
-type Perm C.acl_perm_t
+type (
+	Perm  C.acl_perm_t
+	Perms []Perm
+)
+
+func (ps Perms) String() string {
+	var s = []byte("---")
+	for _, p := range ps {
+		switch p {
+		case Read:
+			s[0] = 'r'
+		case Write:
+			s[1] = 'w'
+		case Execute:
+			s[2] = 'x'
+		}
+	}
+	return string(s)
+}
 
 func UpdatePerm(path string, uid int, perms ...Perm) error {
 	// read acl from file
diff --git a/internal/system/acl.go b/internal/system/acl.go
index efc4884..f927f18 100644
--- a/internal/system/acl.go
+++ b/internal/system/acl.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (sys *I) UpdatePermType(et Enablement, path string, perms ...acl.Perm) *I {
 type ACL struct {
 	et    Enablement
 	path  string
-	perms []acl.Perm
+	perms acl.Perms
 }
 
 func (a *ACL) Type() Enablement {
@@ -36,20 +36,18 @@ func (a *ACL) Type() Enablement {
 }
 
 func (a *ACL) apply(sys *I) error {
-	fmsg.VPrintf("applying ACL %s uid: %d type: %s path: %q",
-		a, sys.uid, TypeString(a.et), a.path)
+	fmsg.VPrintln("applying ACL", a)
 	return fmsg.WrapErrorSuffix(acl.UpdatePerm(a.path, sys.uid, a.perms...),
 		fmt.Sprintf("cannot apply ACL entry to %q:", a.path))
 }
 
 func (a *ACL) revert(sys *I, ec *Criteria) error {
 	if ec.hasType(a) {
-		fmsg.VPrintf("stripping ACL %s uid: %d type: %s path: %q",
-			a, sys.uid, TypeString(a.et), a.path)
+		fmsg.VPrintln("stripping ACL", a)
 		return fmsg.WrapErrorSuffix(acl.UpdatePerm(a.path, sys.uid),
 			fmt.Sprintf("cannot strip ACL entry from %q:", a.path))
 	} else {
-		fmsg.VPrintln("skipping ACL", a, "uid:", sys.uid, "tag:", TypeString(a.et), "path:", a.path)
+		fmsg.VPrintln("skipping ACL", a)
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -67,16 +65,6 @@ func (a *ACL) Path() string {
 }
 
 func (a *ACL) String() string {
-	var s = []byte("---")
-	for _, p := range a.perms {
-		switch p {
-		case acl.Read:
-			s[0] = 'r'
-		case acl.Write:
-			s[1] = 'w'
-		case acl.Execute:
-			s[2] = 'x'
-		}
-	}
-	return string(s)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s type: %s path: %q",
+		a.perms, TypeString(a.et), a.path)
 }
diff --git a/internal/system/acl_test.go b/internal/system/acl_test.go
index fe456c7..ed449ef 100644
--- a/internal/system/acl_test.go
+++ b/internal/system/acl_test.go
@@ -49,21 +49,22 @@ func TestUpdatePermType(t *testing.T) {
 func TestACL_String(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		want  string
+		et    Enablement
 		perms []acl.Perm
 	}{
-		{"---", []acl.Perm{}},
-		{"r--", []acl.Perm{acl.Read}},
-		{"-w-", []acl.Perm{acl.Write}},
-		{"--x", []acl.Perm{acl.Execute}},
-		{"rw-", []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Write}},
-		{"r-x", []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Execute}},
-		{"rwx", []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Write, acl.Execute}},
-		{"rwx", []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Write, acl.Write, acl.Execute}},
+		{`--- type: Process path: "/nonexistent"`, Process, []acl.Perm{}},
+		{`r-- type: User path: "/nonexistent"`, User, []acl.Perm{acl.Read}},
+		{`-w- type: Wayland path: "/nonexistent"`, EWayland, []acl.Perm{acl.Write}},
+		{`--x type: X11 path: "/nonexistent"`, EX11, []acl.Perm{acl.Execute}},
+		{`rw- type: D-Bus path: "/nonexistent"`, EDBus, []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Write}},
+		{`r-x type: PulseAudio path: "/nonexistent"`, EPulse, []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Execute}},
+		{`rwx type: User path: "/nonexistent"`, User, []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Write, acl.Execute}},
+		{`rwx type: Process path: "/nonexistent"`, Process, []acl.Perm{acl.Read, acl.Write, acl.Write, acl.Execute}},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.want, func(t *testing.T) {
-			a := &ACL{perms: tc.perms}
+			a := &ACL{et: tc.et, perms: tc.perms, path: "/nonexistent"}
 			if got := a.String(); got != tc.want {
 				t.Errorf("String() = %v, want %v",
 					got, tc.want)