diff --git a/debian/castor-gc-server.postinst b/debian/castor-gc-server.postinst
index 5d353a284b377eca488df29f61d809063b23f786..ec091431e2d08d59c734fa70af673c393fe0f46a 100644
--- a/debian/castor-gc-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-gc-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add gcd
 /sbin/service gcd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-ns-server.postinst b/debian/castor-ns-server.postinst
index ba210a06c8784b5377435fd4fd98b97854810917..eb5d3c24189b3aa95519cf14a58c2191bebea86f 100644
--- a/debian/castor-ns-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-ns-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add nsd
 /sbin/service nsd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-rfio-server.postinst b/debian/castor-rfio-server.postinst
index 0bbe6a4caf992f307be7692875a74e561d122d7d..0ae129dbbc18fa2f1851115add946b63b28add4b 100644
--- a/debian/castor-rfio-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-rfio-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add rfiod
 /sbin/service rfiod condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-rh-server.postinst b/debian/castor-rh-server.postinst
index 3cf11b2785dbc14925b5f28edb59be32bb3a361a..a3b1b1f8132d29eccbc61a5f022682735cd6782d 100644
--- a/debian/castor-rh-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-rh-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add rhd
 /sbin/service rhd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-rmc-server.postinst b/debian/castor-rmc-server.postinst
index c2832008092939ebc063c7e84f8da5685133250d..ef48504df8143d7c00385dd97044d6b0db1ae901 100644
--- a/debian/castor-rmc-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-rmc-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add rmcd
 /sbin/service rmcd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-rtcopy-server.postinst b/debian/castor-rtcopy-server.postinst
index f43376beb1a1e18600b6f0343cf98e9389ec5ea2..0a6c480d63b01fa42bb0288163629a2f95313f3f 100644
--- a/debian/castor-rtcopy-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-rtcopy-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add rtcpd
 /sbin/service rtcpd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-stager-server.postinst b/debian/castor-stager-server.postinst
index 278c3005a02f372609656cc83aed62e508a0533c..69bb0bd440023c09597631860989a11f04a59136 100755
--- a/debian/castor-stager-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-stager-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add stagerd
 /sbin/service stagerd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-tape-server.postinst b/debian/castor-tape-server.postinst
index 7de00956b1cb1390c9d9a3294011311986a253f9..f73c26ff4a81054868b21808f53ef9613e60d406 100644
--- a/debian/castor-tape-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-tape-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add taped
 /sbin/service taped condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-tapebridge-server.postinst b/debian/castor-tapebridge-server.postinst
index fa933cd1062762106962e39098c7a397d05c5123..4e5ea4d444478da663b0c6a446587b708a78586c 100644
--- a/debian/castor-tapebridge-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-tapebridge-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add tapebridged
 /sbin/service tapebridged condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-tapegateway-server.postinst b/debian/castor-tapegateway-server.postinst
index ac6ef771f966d80f531b2e704e95ddbb1c8cfcee..524c7a4fc867857f8ad35392f1f47d8945b30a2b 100644
--- a/debian/castor-tapegateway-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-tapegateway-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add tapegatewayd
 /sbin/service tapegatewayd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-upv-server.postinst b/debian/castor-upv-server.postinst
index 18d3b3857e84ec6d5812fa92a609ac329fa5baaa..d51eee6c17274009c6379462ec334966eee352e6 100644
--- a/debian/castor-upv-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-upv-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add cupvd
 /sbin/service cupvd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-vdqm2-server.postinst b/debian/castor-vdqm2-server.postinst
index bd4a6c08bba686c5218edc29fc3883646f9c4fd5..b6f8d80e28fa7651ee531cb2cbdf43934330506b 100644
--- a/debian/castor-vdqm2-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-vdqm2-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add vdqmd
 /sbin/service vdqmd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
diff --git a/debian/castor-vmgr-server.postinst b/debian/castor-vmgr-server.postinst
index 3c0419e434c2e0fc369ad5c10456197cfffbd306..5c78aad46418357ce5e5cdebe2f023fc48dedb66 100644
--- a/debian/castor-vmgr-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/castor-vmgr-server.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 1474 st > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-/usr/sbin/useradd -M -o -d /afs/cern.ch/user/s/stage -s /bin/tcsh -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/nologin -c "Stager Staging System" -u 14029 -g 1474 stage > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add vmgrd
 /sbin/service vmgrd condrestart > /dev/null 2>&1 || :