diff --git a/config/etc/default/restconf.yaml b/config/etc/default/restconf.yaml
index 920a2609..e2ce9dfe 100644
--- a/config/etc/default/restconf.yaml
+++ b/config/etc/default/restconf.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ mml:
 
 # NE config
 ne:
-  user: root
+  user: agtuser
   etcdir: /usr/local/etc
   bindir: /usr/local/bin
   omcdir: /usr/local/omc