diff --git a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.database/component.spec b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.database/component.spec
index 86ae2dee8b..51bf9630b0 100644
--- a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.database/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.database/component.spec
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function init_db()
       mv /awips2/data/postgresql.conf /awips2/
    fi
    
-   su ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
+   su - ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
       "${POSTGRESQL_INSTALL}/bin/initdb --auth=trust --locale=en_US.UTF-8 --pgdata=${AWIPS2_DATA_DIRECTORY} --lc-collate=en_US.UTF-8 --lc-ctype=en_US.UTF-8"
    RC=$?   
       
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function init_db()
 function control_pg_ctl()
 {
    # $1 == pg_ctl command
-   su ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
+   su - ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
       "${POSTGRESQL_INSTALL}/bin/pg_ctl ${1} -D ${AWIPS2_DATA_DIRECTORY} -o \"-p ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_PORT}\" -w"
    
 }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function execute_initial_sql_script()
       ${1}
 
    # $1 == script to execute
-   su ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
+   su - ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
       "${PSQL_INSTALL}/bin/psql -d postgres -U ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -q -p ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_PORT} -f ${1}" \
       > ${SQL_LOG} 2>&1
 }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function execute_psql_sql_script()
    # $1 == script to execute
    # $2 == database
    
-   su ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
+   su - ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
       "${PSQL_INSTALL}/bin/psql -d ${2} -U ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_DB_ADMIN} -q -p ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_PORT} -f ${1}" \
       >> ${SQL_LOG} 2>&1
 }
@@ -290,18 +290,12 @@ execute_psql_sql_script ${SQL_SHARE_DIR}/fxatext.sql metadata
 
 # create the events schema
 execute_psql_sql_script ${SQL_SHARE_DIR}/createEventsSchema.sql metadata
-
 update_createHMDB
-su ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
+su - ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_USER} -c \
    "${SQL_SHARE_DIR}/createHMDB.sh ${PSQL_INSTALL} ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_PORT} ${AWIPS_DEFAULT_DB_ADMIN} ${SQL_SHARE_DIR} ${SQL_LOG}"
-   
 update_createEbxml
 execute_psql_sql_script ${SQL_SHARE_DIR}/createEbxml.sql metadata
-
-execute_psql_sql_script  ${SQL_SHARE_DIR}/alter_database_roles_and_permissions.sh
-
 control_pg_ctl "stop"
-
 copy_addl_config
 
 %preun
diff --git a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.localization/component.spec b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.localization/component.spec
index f37f096e8a..d192baf3db 100644
--- a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.localization/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.localization/component.spec
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function prepare()
    # determine if PostgreSQL is running
    I_STARTED_POSTGRESQL="NO"
    echo "Determining if PostgreSQL is running ..." >> ${log_file}
-   su ${DB_OWNER} -c \
+   su - ${DB_OWNER} -c \
       "${a2_pg_ctl} status -D /awips2/data >> ${log_file} 2>&1"
    RC=$?
    echo "" >> ${log_file}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ function prepare()
       echo "INFO: PostgreSQL is running." >> ${log_file}
    else
       echo "Starting PostgreSQL as User: ${DB_OWNER} ..." >> ${log_file}
-      su ${DB_OWNER} -c \
+      su - ${DB_OWNER} -c \
          "${a2_postmaster} -D /awips2/data >> ${log_file} 2>&1 &"
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
          echo "FATAL: Failed to start PostgreSQL." >> ${log_file}
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function restartPostgreSQL()
    DB_OWNER=`ls -l /awips2/ | grep -w 'data' | awk '{print $3}'`
    
    echo "Restarting PostgreSQL ..." >> ${log_file}
-   su ${DB_OWNER} -c \
+   su - ${DB_OWNER} -c \
       "${a2_pg_ctl} restart -D /awips2/data" >> ${log_file}
    sleep 20
    echo "PostgreSQL restart complete ..." >> ${log_file}
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ a2_pg_ctl="/awips2/postgresql/bin/pg_ctl"
 if [ "${I_STARTED_POSTGRESQL}" = "YES" ]; then
    echo "" >> ${log_file}
 
-   su ${DB_OWNER} -c \
+   su - ${DB_OWNER} -c \
       "${a2_pg_ctl} stop -D /awips2/data" >> ${log_file}
    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       echo "WARNING: Failed to shutdown PostgreSQL." >> ${log_file}