diff --git a/debian/glare-common.postinst.in b/debian/glare-common.postinst.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04155d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/glare-common.postinst.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+
+#PKGOS-INCLUDE#
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "reconfigure" ] ; then
+	pkgos_var_user_group glare /bin/sh
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 08e099f..9da86b1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ include /usr/share/openstack-pkg-tools/pkgos.make
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	find . -iname '*.pyc' -delete
 	rm -f debian/*.init debian/*.upstart debian/*.service
+	rm -f debian/glare-common.postinst
 	rm -rf build
 
 override_dh_auto_test: