diff --git a/Base/etc/SystemServer.ini b/Base/etc/SystemServer.ini
index c31b61f1c0c..348f05b685a 100644
--- a/Base/etc/SystemServer.ini
+++ b/Base/etc/SystemServer.ini
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ Priority=high
 
 [ProtocolServer]
 Socket=/tmp/portal/protocol
+SocketPermissions=660
 Lazy=1
 Priority=low
 KeepAlive=1
-User=anon
+User=protocol
 
 [LookupServer]
 Socket=/tmp/portal/lookup
diff --git a/Base/etc/group b/Base/etc/group
index 840a9dae5cb..e41861da50c 100644
--- a/Base/etc/group
+++ b/Base/etc/group
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ wheel:x:1:anon
 tty:x:2:
 phys:x:3:anon
 audio:x:4:anon
-lookup:x:10:anon
+lookup:x:10:protocol,anon
+protocol:x:11:anon
 users:x:100:anon
diff --git a/Base/etc/passwd b/Base/etc/passwd
index 159f969ede6..e23a6d09d32 100644
--- a/Base/etc/passwd
+++ b/Base/etc/passwd
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 root:x:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh
 lookup:x:10:10:LookupServer,,,:/:/bin/false
+protocol:x:11:11:ProtocolServer,,,:/:/bin/false
 anon:x:100:100:Anonymous,,,:/home/anon:/bin/sh
 nona:x:200:200:Nona,,,:/home/nona:/bin/sh