diff --git a/debian/thalos-server.postinst b/debian/thalos-server.postinst
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+if [ "$1" = 'configure' ]; then
+        adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent  \
+            --group --no-create-home --quiet thalos || true
+
+	# Create log directory
+	mkdir -p /var/log/thalos
+	chown thalos:adm /var/log/thalos
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
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