2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/packaging/cmake/pkg-files/deb/plugin-pythond/postinst b/packaging/cmake/pkg-files/deb/plugin-pythond/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5a8e8c694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/cmake/pkg-files/deb/plugin-pythond/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+case "$1" in
+  configure|reconfigure)
+    grep /usr/libexec/netdata /var/lib/dpkg/info/netdata-plugin-pythond.list | xargs -n 30 chown root:netdata
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/packaging/cmake/pkg-files/deb/plugin-pythond/preinst b/packaging/cmake/pkg-files/deb/plugin-pythond/preinst
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..57615ec06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/cmake/pkg-files/deb/plugin-pythond/preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+case "$1" in
+  install)
+    if ! getent group netdata > /dev/null; then
+      addgroup --quiet --system netdata
+    fi
+    ;;
+esac