diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/arc-data-snapshotd b/profiles/base/accounts/group/arc-data-snapshotd
index 90f4aaf..3a72156 100644
--- a/profiles/base/accounts/group/arc-data-snapshotd
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/arc-data-snapshotd
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 group:arc-data-snapshotd
 gid:20153
 users:arc-data-snapshotd
+defunct:true
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/user/arc-data-snapshotd b/profiles/base/accounts/user/arc-data-snapshotd
index 45c17ef..e38d850 100644
--- a/profiles/base/accounts/user/arc-data-snapshotd
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/user/arc-data-snapshotd
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 gecos:User for arc-data-snapshotd service.
 home:/dev/null
 shell:/bin/false
+defunct:true