diff --git a/include/desktop/dbus/deploy.sh b/include/desktop/dbus/deploy.sh
index 0a12d4c..83587ba 100644
--- a/include/desktop/dbus/deploy.sh
+++ b/include/desktop/dbus/deploy.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ do_configure()
     make_dirs /run/dbus /var/run/dbus
     chmod 644 "${CHROOT_DIR}/etc/machine-id"
     chroot_exec -u root dbus-uuidgen > "${CHROOT_DIR}/etc/machine-id"
+    case "${DISTRIB}:${ARCH}:${SUITE}" in
+    archlinux:*)
+        local user_names="systemd-timesync systemd-network colord systemd-resolve polkitd avahi dbus"
+        for username in ${user_names}
+        do
+            chroot_exec -u root groupadd -f ${username}
+            chroot_exec -u root useradd -g ${username} -s /bin/false -d / ${username}
+        done
+
+        chroot_exec -u root groupadd -f network
+    ;;
+    esac
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/include/desktop/xfce/deploy.sh b/include/desktop/xfce/deploy.sh
index 4358305..9aeec8d 100644
--- a/include/desktop/xfce/deploy.sh
+++ b/include/desktop/xfce/deploy.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ do_configure()
 {
     msg ":: Configuring ${COMPONENT} ... "
     local xsession="${CHROOT_DIR}$(user_home ${USER_NAME})/.xsession"
-    echo 'exec dbus-run-session xfce4-session' > "${xsession}"
+    local command='exec dbus-run-session xfce4-session'
+    case "${DISTRIB}:${ARCH}:${SUITE}" in
+    archlinux:*)
+        command='exec dbus-launch xfce4-session'
+    ;;
+    esac
+    echo ${command} > "${xsession}"
     return 0
 }