--- /etc/rc.d/postgresql	2010-12-21 17:21:54.000000000 +0100
+++ /etc/rc.d/postgresql.suggested	2010-12-27 19:03:01.619044772 +0100
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     if [ ! `egrep '^postgres:' /etc/passwd` ]; then
       stat_busy "Adding postgres user"
       useradd -u 88 -g postgres -d $PGROOT -s /bin/bash postgres
-      [ -d $PGROOT ] && chown -R postgres.postgres $PGROOT
+      [ -d $PGROOT ] && chown -R postgres:postgres $PGROOT
       stat_done
     fi
     if [ ! -d $PGROOT/data ]; then
-      mkdir -p $PGROOT/data && chown -R postgres.postgres $PGROOT/data
+      mkdir -p $PGROOT/data && chown postgres:postgres $PGROOT && chown -R postgres:postgres $PGROOT/data
       su - postgres -c "/usr/bin/initdb $INITOPTS -D $PGROOT/data"
     fi
     if [ ! -e /var/log/postgresql.log ]; then