diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9b5d06f..d099bd2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([user-prefix],
    user_wconfd="${withval}masterd";
    user_kvmd="$user_default";
    user_luxid="${withval}masterd";
-   user_noded="$user_default";
-   user_mond="$user_default"],
+   user_noded="root";
+   user_mond="root"],
   [user_masterd="$user_default";
    user_metad="$user_default";
    user_rapi="$user_default";
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([user-prefix],
    user_wconfd="$user_default";
    user_kvmd="$user_default";
    user_luxid="$user_default";
-   user_noded="$user_default";
-   user_mond="$user_default"])
+   user_noded="root";
+   user_mond="root"])
 AC_SUBST(MASTERD_USER, $user_masterd)
 AC_SUBST(METAD_USER, $user_metad)
 AC_SUBST(RAPI_USER, $user_rapi)
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([group-prefix],
    group_luxid="${withval}luxid";
    group_masterd="${withval}masterd";
    group_metad="$group_default";
-   group_noded="$group_default";
+   group_noded="root";
    group_daemons="${withval}daemons";
-   group_mond="$group_default"],
+   group_mond="root"],
   [group_rapi="$group_default";
    group_admin="$group_default";
    group_confd="$group_default";
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([group-prefix],
    group_luxid="$group_default";
    group_masterd="$group_default";
    group_metad="$group_default";
-   group_noded="$group_default";
+   group_noded="root";
    group_daemons="$group_default";
-   group_mond="$group_default"])
+   group_mond="root"])
 AC_SUBST(RAPI_GROUP, $group_rapi)
 AC_SUBST(ADMIN_GROUP, $group_admin)
 AC_SUBST(CONFD_GROUP, $group_confd)