--- configure.ac.gid	2013-02-26 19:43:17.534840317 +0400
+++ configure.ac	2013-02-26 19:45:45.168320272 +0400
@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@
 # Don't be stupid by using values like "path/$(nuke_machine)", it gets expanded!
 AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_XDISP, ":8", [X screen number])
 AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_SOCKPATH, "/var/run/bumblebee.socket", [socket path])
-AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_GID, "bumblebee", [group to use when setting GID])
+#AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_GID, "bumblebee", [group to use when setting GID])
 AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_KEEPONEXIT, "false", [stop secondary X on exit of last optirun executable])
 AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_FALLBACKSTART, "false", [make optirun start applications normally if secondary is unavailable])
 AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_VGLCOMPRESS, "proxy", [vglclient transport method])
 AC_DEFINE_SUBST(CONF_TURNOFFATEXIT, "false", [state of card when shutting off daemon])
 
+AC_DEFINE_CONF(CONF_GID, [The name of the Bumbleblee server group name. If empty "bumblebee" is assumed], [
+if test "x" = "x$CONF_GID"; then
+    CONF_GID=bumblebee
+fi
+])
+
 AC_DEFINE_CONF(CONF_BRIDGE, [optirun display/render bridge, valid values are auto (default), primus and virtualgl], [
 case $CONF_BRIDGE in
 auto|primus|virtualgl) ;;