I chose uid/gid of 85 for this: /etc/passwd:avahi:x:85:85:User for Avahi:/dev/null:/bin/false /etc/group:avahi:x:85: I guess rc.M is the place for this: # Start avahidaemon if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon start fi # Start avahidnsconfd if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidnsconfd ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidnsconfd start fi and then rc.K ?? # Stop avahidnsconfd if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidnsconfd ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidnsconfd stop fi # Stop avahidaemon if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon stop fi