From fab5119fc22f0b1a3a859798c16e1f0755505763 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pim van Pelt <pim@ipng.ch>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:44:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fallback to bird:bird

---
 debian/bird-exporter.service | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/debian/bird-exporter.service b/debian/bird-exporter.service
index dfb09a4..665c788 100644
--- a/debian/bird-exporter.service
+++ b/debian/bird-exporter.service
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Wants=bird.service
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/bird-exporter
-User=${BIRD_RUN_USER}
-Group=${BIRD_RUN_GROUP}
+User=${BIRD_RUN_USER:-bird}
+Group=${BIRD_RUN_GROUP:-bird}
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/bird-exporter $BIRD_EXPORTER_ARGS
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5