diff -urN sipvicious.orig/libs/svhelper.py sipvicious/libs/svhelper.py
--- sipvicious.orig/libs/svhelper.py	2012-12-10 20:38:17.000000000 +0800
+++ sipvicious/libs/svhelper.py	2012-12-12 22:33:29.884627515 +0800
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
         listresult = dict()
         for sessiontype in sessiontypes:
             if chosensessiontype in [None,sessiontype]:
-                p = os.path.join('.sipvicious',sessiontype)
+                p = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',sessiontype)
                 if os.path.exists(p):
                     listresult[sessiontype] = os.listdir(p)
         return listresult
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
                 print "Type of scan: %s" % k
                 for r in listresult[k]:
                     sessionstatus = 'Incomplete'
-                    sessionpath=os.path.join('.sipvicious',k,r)
+                    sessionpath=os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',k,r)
                     dblen = ''
                     if count:
                         if k == 'svmap':
@@ -809,11 +809,11 @@
         sessionpath = list()
         if chosensessiontype is None:
             for sessiontype in sessiontypes:
-                p = os.path.join('.sipvicious',sessiontype,chosensession)
+                p = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',sessiontype,chosensession)
                 if os.path.exists(p):
                         sessionpath.append(p)
         else:
-                p = os.path.join('.sipvicious',chosensessiontype,chosensession)
+                p = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',chosensessiontype,chosensession)
                 if os.path.exists(p):
                     sessionpath.append(p)
         if len(sessionpath) == 0:
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
     if sessiontype is None:
             log.debug('sessiontype is not specified')
             for sessiontype in sessiontypes:
-                    p = os.path.join('.sipvicious',sessiontype,session)
+                    p = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',sessiontype,session)
                     log.debug('trying %s' % p)
                     if os.path.exists(p):
                             log.debug('%s exists')
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@
                             sessionpath = p
                             break
     else:
-            p = os.path.join('.sipvicious',sessiontype,session)
+            p = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',sessiontype,session)
             if os.path.exists(p):
                     sessionpath = p
     if sessionpath is None:
diff -urN sipvicious.orig/svcrack.py sipvicious/svcrack.py
--- sipvicious.orig/svcrack.py	2012-12-10 20:38:17.000000000 +0800
+++ sipvicious/svcrack.py	2012-12-12 22:37:26.677638967 +0800
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
     logging.basicConfig(level=calcloglevel(options))
     logging.debug('started logging')
     if options.resume is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(exportpath,'closed')):
             logging.error("Cannot resume a session that is complete")
             exit(1)
@@ -383,11 +383,11 @@
         options.resume = previousresume
         options.verbose = previousverbose
     elif options.save is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
         logging.debug('Session path: %s' % exportpath)
     
     if options.resume is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
         if not os.path.exists(exportpath):
                 logging.critical('A session with the name %s was not found'% options.resume)
                 exit(1)
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
         options.resume = previousresume
         options.verbose = previousverbose
     elif options.save is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
     if len(args) != 1:
         parser.error("provide one hostname")
     else:
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
         crackargs = (rangelist,options.zeropadding,options.template,options.defaults,[options.username])
     if options.save is not None:
         if options.resume is None:
-            exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
+            exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
             if os.path.exists(exportpath):
                 logging.warn('we found a previous scan with the same name. Please choose a new session name')
                 exit(1)
diff -urN sipvicious.orig/svmap.py sipvicious/svmap.py
--- sipvicious.orig/svmap.py	2012-12-10 20:38:17.000000000 +0800
+++ sipvicious/svmap.py	2012-12-12 22:44:17.333658837 +0800
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
         ip4range, resumeFromIP, scanfromdb, dbexists, getTargetFromSRV
     exportpath = None
     if options.resume is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(exportpath,'closed')):
             logging.error("Cannot resume a session that is complete")
             exit(1)
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@
         options.resume = previousresume
         options.verbose = previousverbose
     elif options.save is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
     logging.basicConfig(level=calcloglevel(options))
     logging.debug('started logging')
     scanrandomstore = None 
     if options.input is not None:
-        db = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.input,'resultua')
+        db = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.input,'resultua')
         if dbexists(db):
             scaniter = scanfromdb(db,options.method.split(','))
         else:
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
             scaniter = scanlist(iprange,portrange,options.method.split(','))    
     if options.save is not None:
         if options.resume is None:
-            exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
+            exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
             if os.path.exists(exportpath):
                 logging.warn('we found a previous scan with the same name. Please choose a new session name')
                 exit(1)
diff -urN sipvicious.orig/svwar.py sipvicious/svwar.py
--- sipvicious.orig/svwar.py	2012-12-10 20:38:17.000000000 +0800
+++ sipvicious/svwar.py	2012-12-12 22:43:12.557655690 +0800
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
             logging.critical("The format string template is not correct. Please provide an appropiate one")
             exit(1)
     if options.resume is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.resume)
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(exportpath,'closed')):
             logging.error("Cannot resume a session that is complete")
             exit(1)
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
         options.resume = previousresume
         options.verbose = previousverbose
     elif options.save is not None:
-        exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
+        exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
     if len(args) != 1:
         parser.error("provide one hostname")
     else:
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
         guessargs = (extensionstotry,options.zeropadding,options.template,options.defaults)
     if options.save is not None:
         if options.resume is None:
-            exportpath = os.path.join('.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
+            exportpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.sipvicious',__prog__,options.save)
             if os.path.exists(exportpath):
                 logging.warn('we found a previous scan with the same name. Please choose a new session name')
                 exit(1)