diff -ruN ZoneMinder-1.25.0-0-vanilla/Makefile.am ZoneMinder-1.25.0/Makefile.am
--- ZoneMinder-1.25.0-0-vanilla/Makefile.am	2011-05-20 11:39:37.000000000 +0200
+++ ZoneMinder-1.25.0/Makefile.am	2011-09-01 22:52:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 	zmconfgen.pl.in
 
 # Yes, you are correct. This is a HACK!
+# we need to set the permissions in the ebuild anyway since the installer may be running userpriv
 install-data-hook:
 	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir); chown $(webuser):$(webgroup) $(sysconf_DATA); chmod 600 $(sysconf_DATA) )
-	( if ! test -e $(ZM_RUNDIR); then mkdir -p $(ZM_RUNDIR); fi; if test "$(ZM_RUNDIR)" != "/var/run"; then chown $(webuser):$(webgroup) $(ZM_RUNDIR); chmod u+w $(ZM_RUNDIR); fi )
-	( if ! test -e $(ZM_TMPDIR); then mkdir -m 700 -p $(ZM_TMPDIR); fi; if test "$(ZM_TMPDIR)" != "/tmp"; then chown $(webuser):$(webgroup) $(ZM_TMPDIR); chmod u+w $(ZM_TMPDIR); fi )
-	( if ! test -e $(ZM_LOGDIR); then mkdir -p $(ZM_LOGDIR); fi; if test "$(ZM_LOGDIR)" != "/var/log"; then chown $(webuser):$(webgroup) $(ZM_LOGDIR); chmod u+w $(ZM_LOGDIR); fi )
+	( if ! test -e $(DESTDIR)$(ZM_RUNDIR); then mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(ZM_RUNDIR); fi; )
+	( if ! test -e $(DESTDIR)$(ZM_TMPDIR); then mkdir -m 700 -p $(DESTDIR)$(ZM_TMPDIR); fi; )
+	( if ! test -e $(DESTDIR)$(ZM_LOGDIR); then mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(ZM_LOGDIR); fi; )
 
 uninstall-hook:
 	@-( cd $(DESTDIR)$(webdir); rm -rf events graphics images sounds temp )
