diff --git a/nss-ldapd/nslcd.conf b/nss-ldapd/nslcd.conf
index 7b1bcf3..35d0e5d 100644
--- a/nss-ldapd/nslcd.conf
+++ b/nss-ldapd/nslcd.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # See the manual page nslcd.conf(5) for more information.
 
 # The user and group nslcd should run as.
-uid nslcd
-gid nslcd
+uid _nslcd
+gid _nslcd
 
 # The uri pointing to the LDAP server to use for name lookups.
 # Multiple entries may be specified. The address that is used