diff --git a/cyrus-imapd.tmpfiles.conf b/cyrus-imapd.tmpfiles.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14a2791
--- /dev/null
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+d /run/cyrus        0750 cyrus mail -
+d /run/cyrus/db     0700 cyrus mail -
+d /run/cyrus/lock   0700 cyrus mail -
+d /run/cyrus/proc   0700 cyrus mail -
+d /run/cyrus/socket 0750 cyrus mail -