--- blfs-bootscripts-20090302/blfs/init.d/postgresql.original	2010-01-20 20:34:28.000000000 +0000
+++ blfs-bootscripts-20090302/blfs/init.d/postgresql	2010-01-20 20:37:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
 . /etc/sysconfig/rc
 . $rc_functions
 
+newgroup=postgres
+newuser=postgres
+newid=40
+
+# check for mysql group or add one
+getent group $newgroup > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd -g $newid $newgroup
+
+# check for mysql user or add one
+getent passwd $newuser > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -g $newgroup \
+-u $newid -d /dev/null \
+-s /bin/false -c "PostgreSQL Server" $newuser
+
 case "$1" in
 	start)
 		boot_mesg "Starting PostgreSQL daemon..."