diff --git a/config/ac_runas.m4 b/config/ac_runas.m4
index f83680b3..0af89463 100644
--- a/config/ac_runas.m4
+++ b/config/ac_runas.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 AC_DEFUN([AC_RUNAS],
 [
     RUN_AS_USER="daemon"
+    RUN_AS_GROUP="daemon"
     AC_MSG_CHECKING(user to run as)
     AC_ARG_WITH(user,
     AS_HELP_STRING([--with-user=username], [user for powerman daemon (daemon)]),
@@ -16,4 +17,20 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_RUNAS],
             [Powerman daemon user])
     AC_MSG_RESULT(${RUN_AS_USER})
     AC_SUBST(RUN_AS_USER)
+
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING(group to run as)
+    AC_ARG_WITH(group,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-group=groupname], [group for powerman daemon (daemon)]),
+    [       case "${withval}" in
+            yes|no)
+                    ;;
+            *)
+                    RUN_AS_GROUP="${withval}"
+                    ;;
+            esac],
+    )
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RUN_AS_GROUP, "${RUN_AS_GROUP}",
+            [Powerman daemon group])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(${RUN_AS_GROUP})
+    AC_SUBST(RUN_AS_GROUP)
 ])
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 54e36ade..0b048792 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ AC_DEFINE(WITH_LSD_NOMEM_ERROR_FUNC, 1, [Define lsd_fatal_error])
 # whether to install pkg-config file for API
 AC_PKGCONFIG
 
-# what user to run daemon as
+# what user and group to run daemon as
 AC_RUNAS
 
 ##
diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index 53c58fd5..4fbde859 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pkgsysconf_DATA = \
 	devices/plmpower.dev \
 	devices/powerman.dev \
 	devices/rancid-cisco-poe.dev \
+	devices/rancid-edgemax-poe.dev \
 	devices/raritan-px4316.dev \
 	devices/raritan-px5523.dev \
 	devices/sentry_cdu.dev \
diff --git a/etc/devices/rancid-edgemax-poe.dev b/etc/devices/rancid-edgemax-poe.dev
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9bcf5ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/devices/rancid-edgemax-poe.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#
+# Control POE on UniFi switches via rancid (http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/)
+#
+#   device "ubnt-switch" "rancid-ubnt-poe" "/usr/lib/rancid/bin/clogin -t600 myswitch |&"
+#
+# Plug names are the device interface name:
+#   node "mydevice"		"ubnt-switch" "0/1"
+#
+# The user running the powerman must have a .cloginrc file in its home directory
+# with an appropriate configuration to allow querying and setting power status
+#
+specification "rancid-ubnt-poe" {
+	timeout 	10
+
+	script login {
+		expect ".*#"
+	}
+	script logout {
+		send "exit\n"
+	}
+	script status {
+		send "show poe status %s | section (Good|Circuit|Short|Low) \n"
+		expect "\r\n\r\n([^ ]+) +(Good|Open Circuit|Short|R Sig Too Low)"
+		setplugstate $1 $2 on="Good" off=".*"
+		expect ".*#"
+	}
+	script on {
+		send "configure\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Config\\)#"
+		send "interface %s\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Interface [0-9\/]+\\)#"
+		send "poe opmode auto\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Interface [0-9\/]+\\)#"
+		send "end\n"
+		expect ".*#"
+	}
+	script off {
+		send "configure\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Config\\)#"
+		send "interface %s\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Interface [0-9\/]+\\)#"
+		send "poe opmode shutdown\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Interface [0-9\/]+\\)#"
+		send "end\n"
+		expect ".*#"
+	}
+	script cycle {
+		send "configure\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Config\\)#"
+		send "interface %s\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Interface [0-9\/]+\\)#"
+		send "poe opmode shutdown poe opmode auto\n"
+		expect ".*\\(Interface [0-9\/]+\\)#"
+		send "end\n"
+		expect ".*#"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/etc/powerman.service.in b/etc/powerman.service.in
index bbf1cb09..cf6952e2 100644
--- a/etc/powerman.service.in
+++ b/etc/powerman.service.in
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ Description=PowerMan
 After=syslog.target network.target
 
 [Service]
+Environment=SHELL=/bin/sh
 Type=forking
 PrivateTmp=yes
-User=daemon
-Group=daemon
+User=@RUN_AS_USER@
+Group=@RUN_AS_GROUP@
 ExecStart=@X_SBINDIR@/powermand
 PIDFile=@X_RUNSTATEDIR@/powerman/powermand.pid