diff --git a/livesupport/etc/Makefile.in b/livesupport/etc/Makefile.in
index c9a44e986..919edb862 100644
--- a/livesupport/etc/Makefile.in
+++ b/livesupport/etc/Makefile.in
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 #
 #
-#   Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.16 $
+#   Author   : $Author: tomas $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.17 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/etc/Makefile.in,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ ${TMP_DIR}/modules_setup.stamp:
 	cd ${STORAGE_ADMIN_DIR} && ./configure --prefix=${prefix}
 	cd ${STORAGE_SERVER_DIR} && \
 		./configure --prefix=${prefix} \
+	                --with-apache-group=${APACHE_GROUP} \
 	                --with-hostname=${HOSTNAME} \
 					--with-www-port=${WWW_PORT} \
 					--with-scheduler-port=${SCHEDULER_PORT} \
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/Makefile.in b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/Makefile.in
index dbd9e085a..8ccad6e3d 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/Makefile.in
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/Makefile.in
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 #
 #
-#   Author   : $Author: sebastian $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.4 $
+#   Author   : $Author: tomas $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.5 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/Makefile.in,v $
 #
 #   @configure_input@
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ PEAR_INSTALLER = ${PEAR_TOOL_DIR}/bin/install.sh
 DEST_DIR   = ${USR_VAR_DIR}/LiveSupport/storageServer/var
 
 HOSTNAME       = @HOSTNAME@
+APACHE_GROUP   = @APACHE_GROUP@
 WWW_PORT       = @WWW_PORT@
 DB_SERVER      = @DB_SERVER@
 DATABASE       = @DATABASE@
@@ -189,6 +190,15 @@ copy_files:
 	${CAT} ${VAR_DIR}/conf.php.template | ${SED} -e ${REPLACE_SED_STRING} \
 	       > ${DEST_DIR}/conf.php
 
+	chgrp ${APACHE_GROUP} ${DEST_DIR}/access
+	chgrp ${APACHE_GROUP} ${DEST_DIR}/stor
+	chgrp ${APACHE_GROUP} ${DEST_DIR}/stor/buffer
+	chgrp ${APACHE_GROUP} ${DEST_DIR}/trans
+	chmod g+sw ${DEST_DIR}/access
+	chmod g+sw ${DEST_DIR}/stor
+	chmod g+sw ${DEST_DIR}/stor/buffer
+	chmod g+sw ${DEST_DIR}/trans
+
 	${RM} ${WWW_DOCROOT}/livesupport
 	ln -sf ${USR_VAR_DIR}/LiveSupport ${WWW_DOCROOT}/livesupport
 
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/configure.ac b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/configure.ac
index 5db443fd2..b14c77e3b 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/configure.ac
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/configure.ac
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ dnl along with LiveSupport; if not, write to the Free Software
 dnl Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 dnl
 dnl
-dnl Author   : $Author: maroy $
-dnl Version  : $Revision: 1.3 $
+dnl Author   : $Author: tomas $
+dnl Version  : $Revision: 1.4 $
 dnl Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/etc/configure.ac,v $
 dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_INIT(StorageServer, 1.0, bugs@campware.org)
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 2004 Media Development Loan Fund under the GNU GPL])
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.3 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.4 $)
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(../var/BasicStor.php)
 
@@ -82,6 +82,19 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([hostname],
 AC_MSG_RESULT([using hostname: ${HOSTNAME}])
 
 
+dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl  specify group in which apache is running
+dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_SUBST(APACHE_GROUP)
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([apache-group],
+            AC_HELP_STRING([--with-apache-group],
+                          [use apache running in the specified group (apache)]),
+            [APACHE_GROUP=${withval}], [APACHE_GROUP=apache])
+
+AC_MSG_RESULT([using apache group: ${APACHE_GROUP}])
+
+
 dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl  specify the web server port
 dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------------