diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.init b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.init
index c900170..95e3757 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.init
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ start(){
         mkdir -p $(dirname $pidfile)
         chown $user: $(dirname $pidfile)
 
-	su -l repmgr -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
+	su -l $user -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
         retval=$?
 	[ $retval -eq 0 ] && success 
         echo
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.spec b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.spec
index aba8b39..29c629a 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.spec
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-5/repmgr.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ fi
 # This adds the proper /etc/rc*.d links for the script
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{sname}-%{pgpackageversion}
 %endif
-%{__chown} repmgr: %{_localstatedir}/run/%{sname}
+if [ ! -x %{_varrundir} ]
+then
+	%{__mkdir} -m 700 %{_varrundir}
+	%{__chown} -R repmgr: %{_varrundir}
+fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.init b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.init
index c900170..95e3757 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.init
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ start(){
         mkdir -p $(dirname $pidfile)
         chown $user: $(dirname $pidfile)
 
-	su -l repmgr -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
+	su -l $user -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
         retval=$?
 	[ $retval -eq 0 ] && success 
         echo
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.spec b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.spec
index aba8b39..29c629a 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.spec
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-6/repmgr.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ fi
 # This adds the proper /etc/rc*.d links for the script
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{sname}-%{pgpackageversion}
 %endif
-%{__chown} repmgr: %{_localstatedir}/run/%{sname}
+if [ ! -x %{_varrundir} ]
+then
+	%{__mkdir} -m 700 %{_varrundir}
+	%{__chown} -R repmgr: %{_varrundir}
+fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.init b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.init
index c900170..95e3757 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.init
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ start(){
         mkdir -p $(dirname $pidfile)
         chown $user: $(dirname $pidfile)
 
-	su -l repmgr -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
+	su -l $user -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
         retval=$?
 	[ $retval -eq 0 ] && success 
         echo
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.spec b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.spec
index aba8b39..29c629a 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.spec
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/EL-7/repmgr.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ fi
 # This adds the proper /etc/rc*.d links for the script
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{sname}-%{pgpackageversion}
 %endif
-%{__chown} repmgr: %{_localstatedir}/run/%{sname}
+if [ ! -x %{_varrundir} ]
+then
+	%{__mkdir} -m 700 %{_varrundir}
+	%{__chown} -R repmgr: %{_varrundir}
+fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.init b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.init
index c900170..95e3757 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.init
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ start(){
         mkdir -p $(dirname $pidfile)
         chown $user: $(dirname $pidfile)
 
-	su -l repmgr -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
+	su -l $user -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
         retval=$?
 	[ $retval -eq 0 ] && success 
         echo
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.spec b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.spec
index aba8b39..29c629a 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.spec
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-20/repmgr.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ fi
 # This adds the proper /etc/rc*.d links for the script
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{sname}-%{pgpackageversion}
 %endif
-%{__chown} repmgr: %{_localstatedir}/run/%{sname}
+if [ ! -x %{_varrundir} ]
+then
+	%{__mkdir} -m 700 %{_varrundir}
+	%{__chown} -R repmgr: %{_varrundir}
+fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.init b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.init
index c900170..95e3757 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.init
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ start(){
         mkdir -p $(dirname $pidfile)
         chown $user: $(dirname $pidfile)
 
-	su -l repmgr -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
+	su -l $user -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
         retval=$?
 	[ $retval -eq 0 ] && success 
         echo
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.spec b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.spec
index aba8b39..29c629a 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.spec
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-21/repmgr.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ fi
 # This adds the proper /etc/rc*.d links for the script
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{sname}-%{pgpackageversion}
 %endif
-%{__chown} repmgr: %{_localstatedir}/run/%{sname}
+if [ ! -x %{_varrundir} ]
+then
+	%{__mkdir} -m 700 %{_varrundir}
+	%{__chown} -R repmgr: %{_varrundir}
+fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.init b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.init
index c900170..95e3757 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.init
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ start(){
         mkdir -p $(dirname $pidfile)
         chown $user: $(dirname $pidfile)
 
-	su -l repmgr -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
+	su -l $user -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
         retval=$?
 	[ $retval -eq 0 ] && success 
         echo
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.spec b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.spec
index aba8b39..5ae706f 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.spec
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-22/repmgr.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ fi
 # This adds the proper /etc/rc*.d links for the script
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{sname}-%{pgpackageversion}
 %endif
-%{__chown} repmgr: %{_localstatedir}/run/%{sname}
+if [ ! -x %{_varrundir} ]
+then
+	%{__mkdir} -m 700 %{_varrundir}
+	%{__chown} -r repmgr: %{_varrundir}
+fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.init b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.init
index c900170..95e3757 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.init
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.init
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ start(){
         mkdir -p $(dirname $pidfile)
         chown $user: $(dirname $pidfile)
 
-	su -l repmgr -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
+	su -l $user -c "$exec -f $REPMGRDCONF -p $pidfile -d ->> $REPMGRDLOG 2>&1" $user # --monitoring-history --verbose
         retval=$?
 	[ $retval -eq 0 ] && success 
         echo
diff --git a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.spec b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.spec
index aba8b39..5ae706f 100644
--- a/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.spec
+++ b/rpm/redhat/9.4/repmgr/F-23/repmgr.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ fi
 # This adds the proper /etc/rc*.d links for the script
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{sname}-%{pgpackageversion}
 %endif
-%{__chown} repmgr: %{_localstatedir}/run/%{sname}
+if [ ! -x %{_varrundir} ]
+then
+	%{__mkdir} -m 700 %{_varrundir}
+	%{__chown} -r repmgr: %{_varrundir}
+fi
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig