diff --git a/init.d/runSCdaq.service b/init.d/runSCdaq.service
index 2074e01f966e586dbe822af4d07d7f28e78d2480..960c33466953f90abaaff6062caa6d09a72c5802 100644
--- a/init.d/runSCdaq.service
+++ b/init.d/runSCdaq.service
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Wants=scone.service
 Type=simple
 PIDFile=/run/scdaq.pid
 ExecStart=/opt/scdaq/scripts/runSCdaq.sh
-User=scouter
-Group=scouter
+User=daqlocal
+Group=daqlocal
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/scdaq/scripts
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5