diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 3dcfba74..6de3058b 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
 #   User that the service will run as
 # @param group
 #   Group that the service will run as
+# @param installdir_owner
+#   The owner of the installation directory.
+# @param installdir_group
+#   The group of the installation directory.
+# @param installdir_mode
+#   The permissions of the installation directory. Note that the JIRA service user must have at least execute permission on the directory.
+# @param homedir_mode
+#   The permissions of the service user's home directory, where JIRA's data will reside
 # @param uid
 #   The desired UID for the service user
 # @param gid
@@ -270,6 +278,10 @@
   Boolean $manage_user                                              = true,
   String $user                                                      = 'jira',
   String $group                                                     = 'jira',
+  String $installdir_owner                                          = 'root',
+  String $installdir_group                                          = 'root',
+  Stdlib::Filemode $installdir_mode                                 = '0755',
+  Optional[Stdlib::Filemode] $homedir_mode                          = undef,
   Optional[Integer[0]] $uid                                         = undef,
   Optional[Integer[0]] $gid                                         = undef,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $shell                                       = '/bin/true',
@@ -293,7 +305,7 @@
   Optional[String] $dburl                                           = undef,
   Optional[String] $connection_settings                             = undef,
   Boolean $oracle_use_sid                                           = true,
-  $dbschema                                                         = undef,
+  Optional[String] $dbschema                                        = undef,
   # MySQL Connector Settings
   Boolean $mysql_connector_manage                                   = true,
   String $mysql_connector_version                                   = '8.0.23',
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 2e57159c..14338e28 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -40,13 +40,15 @@
     ensure => 'directory',
     owner  => $jira::user,
     group  => $jira::group,
+    mode   => $jira::homedir_mode,
   }
 
   if ! defined(File[$jira::installdir]) {
     file { $jira::installdir:
       ensure => 'directory',
-      owner  => 'root',
-      group  => 'root',
+      owner  =>  $jira::installdir_owner,
+      group  =>  $jira::installdir_group,
+      mode   =>  $jira::installdir_mode
     }
   }