--- /etc/rc.d/oidentd		2008-04-17 17:35:39.000000000 +0200
+++ /etc/rc.d/newoidentd	2010-07-12 12:14:20.484875791 +0200
@@ -7,9 +7,22 @@
 case "$1" in
   start)
     stat_busy "Starting oidentd Daemon..."
+    # read user/group information from default file and check
+    # if they exist. If not, use nobody:nobody
+    USER=""
+    GROUP=""
+    if [ -r /etc/default/oidentd ]; then
+      source /etc/default/oidentd
+    fi
+    if [ -z ${USER} ]; then
+      USER="nobody"
+    fi
+    if [ -z ${GROUP} ]; then
+      GROUP="nobody"
+    fi
     # oidentd is smart enough to only run one copy of
     # itsself, no check nesecary, and no pidfile
-    /usr/sbin/oidentd
+    /usr/sbin/oidentd -u ${USER} -g ${GROUP}
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
       stat_fail
     else