diff --git a/mods/areas/internal.lua b/mods/areas/internal.lua
index 9be59dc6..bad9fec3 100755
--- a/mods/areas/internal.lua
+++ b/mods/areas/internal.lua
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function areas:canPlayerAddArea(pos1, pos2, name)
 	local max_areas = privs.areas_high_limit and
 			self.config.self_protection_max_areas_high or
 			self.config.self_protection_max_areas
-	if count >= max_areas and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] == false then
+	if count >= max_areas and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] ~= true then
 		return false, "You have reached the maximum amount of"
 				.." areas that you are allowed to  protect."
 	end
diff --git a/mods/markers/init.lua b/mods/markers/init.lua
index 43f61f71..3e9c5125 100755
--- a/mods/markers/init.lua
+++ b/mods/markers/init.lua
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ markers.marker_placed = function( pos, placer, itemstack )
       end
 
       -- make sure the list does not grow too large
-      if( n > markers.MAX_MARKERS and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] == false) then
+      if( n > markers.MAX_MARKERS and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] ~= true) then
          table.remove( markers.positions[ name ], 1 );
       end
    end
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ markers.get_marker_formspec = function(player, pos, error_msg)
                * (math.abs( coords[1].z - coords[2].z )+1);
 
     -- check if area is too large
-    if( markers.MAX_SIZE < size and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] == false) then
+    if( markers.MAX_SIZE < size and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] ~= true) then
        return formspec_info.."Error: You can only protect\nareas of up to "..tostring( markers.MAX_SIZE ).."m^2.\n"..
                              "Your marked area is "..tostring( size ).." m^2 large.]";
     end
@@ -456,19 +456,19 @@ markers.marker_on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
    local add_depth  = tonumber( fields['add_depth']  );
 
    local error_msg = '';
-   if(     not( add_height ) or add_height < 0 or (add_height > markers.MAX_HEIGHT and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] == false)) then
+   if(     not( add_height ) or add_height < 0 or (add_height > markers.MAX_HEIGHT and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] ~= true)) then
       minetest.chat_send_player( name, 'Please enter a number between 0 and '..tostring( markers.MAX_HEIGHT )..
 		' in the field where the height of your area is requested. Your area will stretch that many blocks '..
 		'up into the sky from the position of this marker onward.');
       error_msg = 'The height value\nhas to be larger than 0\nand smaller than '..tostring( markers.MAX_HEIGHT );
      
-   elseif( not( add_depth  ) or add_depth  < 0 or (add_depth  > markers.MAX_HEIGHT and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] == false)) then
+   elseif( not( add_depth  ) or add_depth  < 0 or (add_depth  > markers.MAX_HEIGHT and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] ~= true)) then
       minetest.chat_send_player( name, 'Please enter a number between 0 and '..tostring( markers.MAX_HEIGHT )..
 		' in the field where the depth of your area is requested. Your area will stretch that many blocks '..
 		'into the ground from the position of this marker onward.');
       error_msg = 'The depth value\nhas to be larger than 0\nand smaller than '..tostring( markers.MAX_HEIGHT );
 
-   elseif( add_height + add_depth > markers.MAX_HEIGHT ) and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] == false then
+   elseif( add_height + add_depth > markers.MAX_HEIGHT ) and minetest.get_player_privs(name)["megabuilder"] ~= true then
       minetest.chat_send_player( name,  'Sorry, your area exceeds the height limit. Height and depth added have to '..
 		'be smaller than '..tostring( markers.MAX_HEIGHT )..'.');
       error_msg = 'height + depth has to\nbe smaller than '..tostring( markers.MAX_HEIGHT )..'.'
diff --git a/mods/soundset/init.lua b/mods/soundset/init.lua
index 72876610..503dfe41 100644
--- a/mods/soundset/init.lua
+++ b/mods/soundset/init.lua
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ load_sounds_config()
 minetest.register_chatcommand("setsound", {
 	params = "<music|ambience|mobs|other> <number>",
 	 description = "set volume sound <music|ambience|mobs|other>",
-	privs = {},
+	privs = {interact=true},
 	func = sounds.set_sound,
 })
 
 minetest.register_chatcommand("getsound", {
 	params = "",
 	 description = "print volume sound <music|ambience|mobs|other>",
-	privs = {},
+	privs = {interact=true},
 	func = function(name, param)
 		local conf = ""
 		for k, v in pairs(sounds.gainplayers[name]) do