diff --git a/base/hal/hal.sid b/base/hal/hal.sid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa5abdf94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/hal/hal.sid
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+; This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+; 
+; Filename: package/.../hal/hal.sid
+; Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+; 
+; More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+; 
+; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+; the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
+; GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
+; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+[general]
+user=haldaemon
+group=haldaemon
diff --git a/base/hal/postsysfiles.in b/base/hal/postsysfiles.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7958957..000000000
--- a/base/hal/postsysfiles.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../hal/postsysfiles.in
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
-# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-safe_groupadd haldaemon 15
-safe_useradd haldaemon 15 15 "HAL" /var/empty /bin/sh "*"
-