diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/aminda-nocron-reboot.service b/etc/systemd/system/aminda-nocron-reboot.service
index 8f40a3a3..4c9952b3 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/aminda-nocron-reboot.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/aminda-nocron-reboot.service
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Wants=sysctl-p--system.service
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 TimeoutStartSec=infinity
+Environment=LINUXBREWGROUP=wheel
 # - means it can fail, without failing those after it.
 # These aren't given --now as THEY WOULD INFINITE LOOP.
 ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/systemctl enable aminda-nocron-rebootish.service
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ ExecStart=-/usr/bin/systemctl enable --now sshguard.service
 ExecStart=-/usr/bin/systemctl enable --now unbound.service
 ExecStart=-/usr/bin/systemctl enable --now chrony.service
 ExecStart=-/usr/bin/systemctl enable --now chronyd.service
+ExecStart=-/bin/chown -R root:$LINUXBREWGROUP /home/linuxbrew -R
+ExecStart=-/bin/setfacl -R -m g:$LINUXBREWGROUP:rwx,o:rx /home/linuxbrew
 User=root
 StandardOutput=journal
 StandardError=journal
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/aminda-nocron-reboot.service.d/linuxbrew-group-override.conf b/etc/systemd/system/aminda-nocron-reboot.service.d/linuxbrew-group-override.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..873614aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/aminda-nocron-reboot.service.d/linuxbrew-group-override.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# in case linuxbrew users have a group separate from wheel, this is the place
+# to specify it.
+[Service]
+Environment=LINUXBREWGROUP=
+Environment=LINUXBREWGROUP=linuxbrew