diff --git a/jar/plugin.jelly b/jar/plugin.jelly
index 60afe630..841a708c 100644
--- a/jar/plugin.jelly
+++ b/jar/plugin.jelly
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     <ant:available property="maven.jar.manifest.available" 
       file="${maven.jar.manifest}"/>
 
-	<!-- See http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/jar/jar.html -->
-	<!-- See http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/guide/jar/jar.html -->
+  <!-- See http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/jar/jar.html -->
+  <!-- See http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/guide/jar/jar.html -->
     <ant:jar
       jarfile="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}.jar"
       basedir="${maven.build.dest}"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
           <j:set var="extensionList" value="${extensionList},${dep.artifactId}"/>
         </j:forEach>
 
-	  <j:if test="${extensionList.length() != 0}">        
+    <j:if test="${extensionList.length() != 0}">        
           <j:set var="extensionList" value="${extensionList.substring(1)}"/>
           <ant:attribute name="Extension-List" value="${extensionList}"/>
         </j:if>
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
         
         <j:forEach var="artifact" items="${pom.artifacts}">
           <j:set var="dep" value="${artifact.dependency}"/>
-	      <ant:attribute name="${dep.artifactId}-Extension-Name" value="${dep.artifactId}"/>
-		  <ant:attribute name="${dep.artifactId}-Implementation-Version" value="${dep.version}"/>
-		  <ant:attribute name="${dep.artifactId}-Implementation-URL" value="http://www.ibiblio.org/maven${artifact.urlPath}"/>
+        <ant:attribute name="${dep.artifactId}-Extension-Name" value="${dep.artifactId}"/>
+      <ant:attribute name="${dep.artifactId}-Implementation-Version" value="${dep.version}"/>
+      <ant:attribute name="${dep.artifactId}-Implementation-URL" value="http://www.ibiblio.org/maven${artifact.urlPath}"/>
         </j:forEach>        
       </ant:manifest>
     </ant:jar>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       artifact="${relativePath}"
       type="jars"
       assureDirectoryCommand="mkdir -p"
-      siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${maven.jar.to.deploy}; chgrp maven ${maven.jar.to.deploy}; ln -sf ${maven.jar.to.deploy} ${pom.artifactId}-SNAPSHOT.jar; echo ${snapshotVersion} > ${pom.artifactId}-snapshot-version"
+      siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${maven.jar.to.deploy}; chgrp ${maven.remote.group} ${maven.jar.to.deploy}; ln -sf ${maven.jar.to.deploy} ${pom.artifactId}-SNAPSHOT.jar; echo ${snapshotVersion} > ${pom.artifactId}-snapshot-version"
     />
                     
   </goal>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
       artifact="${relativePath}"
       type="jars"
       assureDirectoryCommand="mkdir -p"
-      siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${maven.jar.to.deploy}; chgrp maven ${maven.jar.to.deploy}"
+      siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${maven.jar.to.deploy}; chgrp ${maven.remote.group} ${maven.jar.to.deploy}"
     />
 
   </goal>
diff --git a/jar/plugin.properties b/jar/plugin.properties
index f8460971..477e9771 100644
--- a/jar/plugin.properties
+++ b/jar/plugin.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # P L U G I N P R O P E R T I E S
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+maven.remote.group=maven
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jar/xdocs/properties.xml b/jar/xdocs/properties.xml
index 45f9a35d..8df27972 100644
--- a/jar/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/jar/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
           <td>Yes</td>
           <td>
             This property is the list of the
-			<source><![CDATA[
+      <source><![CDATA[
 <build>
   <sourceModification>
     <sourceModification>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
           <td>Yes</td>
           <td>
             This is a calculated property based on the value of the
-			<source><![CDATA[
+      <source><![CDATA[
 <build>
   <resources>
   </resources>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
           <td>
             This is the Ant <code>patternset</code> of all the <code>include</code>s and
             <code>exclude</code>s from the
-			<source><![CDATA[
+      <source><![CDATA[
 <build>
   <resources>
   </resources>
@@ -286,6 +286,13 @@
             This is the user name used to log in to the remote repository
           </td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.remote.group</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            The name of the Unix group that should own deployed artifacts. Default to maven
+          </td>
+        </tr>
       </table>
     </section>
     <section name="Other Settings">