diff --git a/acct-user/pgagent/metadata.xml b/acct-user/pgagent/metadata.xml
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+++ b/acct-user/pgagent/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+  <maintainer type="project">
+    <email>pgsql-bugs@gentoo.org</email>
+    <name>PostgreSQL and Related Package Development</name>
+  </maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/acct-user/pgagent/pgagent-0.ebuild b/acct-user/pgagent/pgagent-0.ebuild
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+# Copyright 2020-2022 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+inherit acct-user
+
+DESCRIPTION="pgagent program user"
+ACCT_USER_ID=135
+ACCT_USER_SHELL=/bin/bash
+ACCT_USER_HOME=/var/lib/pgagent
+ACCT_USER_GROUPS=( pgagent )
+acct-user_add_deps
+SLOT="0"
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	ewarn "The home directory has changed for pgagent."
+	ewarn "You should move files, especially .pgpass, from:"
+	ewarn "    /home/pgagent"
+	ewarn "To:"
+	ewarn "    ${ACCT_USER_HOME}"
+}