--- netperf-2.5.0.ebuild
+++ netperf-2.5.0.ebuild
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@
 DEPEND=">=sys-apps/sed-4"
 RDEPEND=""
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	enewuser netperf
+	enewgroup netperf
+}
+
 src_prepare() {
 	sed -i src/netserver.c \
-		-e '/^#define DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR/s:"/tmp/":"/var/log/":' \
+		-e '/^#define DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR/s:"/tmp/":"/var/log/netperf/":' \
 		-e 's:sizeof(netperf_response) - 7:MAXSPECDATA:g' \
 		|| die
 
@@ -48,6 +53,10 @@
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.2-init netperf
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.2-conf netperf
 
+	keepdir /var/log/${PN}
+	fowners netperf:netperf /var/log/${PN}
+	fperms 0755 /var/log/${PN}
+
 	# documentation and example scripts
 	dodoc AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README Release_Notes
 	dodir /usr/share/doc/${PF}/examples