diff --git a/icinga2.spec.in b/icinga2.spec.in
index ee9d2e7a3..de1b91822 100644
--- a/icinga2.spec.in
+++ b/icinga2.spec.in
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
 %endif
 %if "%{_vendor}" == "suse"
 %define opensuse_boost_version 1_49_0
-%define apacheuser www
+%define apacheuser wwwrun
 %endif
 
+%define icinga_user icinga
+%define icinga_group icinga
+%define icingacmd_group icingacmd
+
 %define logmsg logger -t %{name}/rpm
 
 Summary: network monitoring application
@@ -64,12 +68,15 @@ Requires: libboost_thread%{opensuse_boost_version}
 %endif
 
 Requires: %{name}-common = %{version}
-Requires: user(icinga)
-Requires(pre): user(icinga)
-Requires: group(icinga)
-Requires(pre): group(icinga)
-Requires: group(icingacmd)
-Requires(pre): group(icingacmd)
+
+%if "%{_vendor}" == "redhat"
+Requires: user(%{icinga_user})
+Requires(pre): user(%{icinga_user})
+Requires: group(%{icinga_group})
+Requires(pre): group(%{icinga_group})
+Requires: group(%{icingacmd_group})
+Requires(pre): group(%{icingacmd_group})
+%endif
 
 %description
 Icinga is a general-purpose network monitoring application.
@@ -77,11 +84,13 @@ Icinga is a general-purpose network monitoring application.
 %package common
 Summary:      Common Icinga 2 configuration
 Group:        Applications/System
+%if "%{_vendor}" == "redhat"
 Requires(pre): shadow-utils
 Requires(post): shadow-utils
-Provides: user(icinga)
-Provides: group(icinga)
-Provides: group(icingacmd)
+Provides: user(%{icinga_user})
+Provides: group(%{icinga_group})
+Provides: group(%{icingacmd_group})
+%endif
 
 %description common
 Provides common directories, uid and gid among Icinga 2 related
@@ -142,36 +151,43 @@ make install \
 [ "%{buildroot}" != "/" ] && [ -d "%{buildroot}" ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %pre common
-getent group icinga >/dev/null || groupadd -r icinga
-getent group icingacmd >/dev/null || groupadd -r icingacmd
-getent passwd icinga >/dev/null || /useradd -c "icinga" -s /sbin/nologin -r -d %{_localstatedir}/spool/%{name} -G icingacmd -g icinga icinga
+getent group %{icinga_group} >/dev/null || %{_sbindir}/groupadd -r %{icinga_group}
+getent group %{icingacmd_group} >/dev/null || %{_sbindir}/groupadd -r %{icingacmd_group}
+getent passwd %{icinga_user} >/dev/null || %{_sbindir}/useradd -c "icinga" -s /sbin/nologin -r -d %{_localstatedir}/spool/%{name} -G %{icingacmd_group} -g %{icinga_group} %{icinga_user}
 exit 0
 
 %preun
-if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
+if [ "$1" = "0" ]; then
 	/sbin/service %{name} stop &>/dev/null || :
 	/sbin/chkconfig --del %{name} || :
 fi
 
 %post
-%{_sbindir}/usermod -a -G icingacmd %{apacheuser} || :
+%{_sbindir}/usermod -a -G %{icingacmd_group} %{apacheuser} || :
 /sbin/chkconfig --add %{name} || :
 /sbin/service %{name} start &>/dev/null || :
 
 %post ido-mysql
-ln -s %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-available/ido-mysql.conf %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-enabled/ido-mysql.conf
+if [ ${1:-0} -eq 1 ]
+then
+	# initial installation, enable ido-mysql feature
+	%{_sbindir}/i2enfeature ido-mysql
+fi
 
 %postun ido-mysql
-[ -f "%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-enabled/ido-mysql.conf" ] && rm -f %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-enabled/ido-mysql.conf
+if [ "$1" = "0" ]; then
+	# deinstallation of the package - remove feature
+	test -x %{_sbindir}/i2disfeature && %{_sbindir}/i2disfeature ido-mysql
+fi
 
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc README AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING COPYING.Exceptions
 %attr(755,-,-) %{_sysconfdir}/init.d/%{name}
-%attr(0750,icinga,icinga) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/conf.d
-%attr(0750,icinga,icinga) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-available
-%attr(0750,icinga,icinga) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-enabled
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/conf.d
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-available
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-enabled
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/%{name}.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/conf.d/*.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-available/*.conf
@@ -186,16 +202,16 @@ ln -s %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-available/ido-mysql.conf %{_sysconfdir}/%{
 %{_mandir}/man8/%{name}.8.gz
 
 %{_localstatedir}/cache/%{name}
-%attr(0750,icinga,icinga) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}
-%attr(0750,icinga,icinga) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}/compat
-%attr(0750,icinga,icinga) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}/compat/archives
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}/compat
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}/compat/archives
 %{_localstatedir}/run/%{name}
 %{_localstatedir}/lib/%{name}
 
-%attr(2755,icinga,icingacmd) %{_localstatedir}/run/icinga2/cmd
+%attr(2755,%{icinga_user},%{icingacmd_group}) %{_localstatedir}/run/icinga2/cmd
 
 %files common
-%attr(0750,icinga,icinga) %dir %{_localstatedir}/spool/%{name}
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_localstatedir}/spool/%{name}
 
 %files doc
 %doc README AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING COPYING.Exceptions