diff --git a/gpMgmt/bin/gpinitsystem b/gpMgmt/bin/gpinitsystem
index fa85d42ae3f..f8d42e87b11 100755
--- a/gpMgmt/bin/gpinitsystem
+++ b/gpMgmt/bin/gpinitsystem
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ CREATE_QD_DB () {
 		if [ x"$HEAP_CHECKSUM" == x"on" ]; then
 			cmd="$cmd --data-checksums"
 		fi
+		cmd="$cmd --allow-group-access"
 		LOG_MSG "[INFO]:-Commencing local $cmd"
 		$cmd >> $LOG_FILE 2>&1
 		RETVAL=$?
diff --git a/gpMgmt/bin/lib/gpcreateseg.sh b/gpMgmt/bin/lib/gpcreateseg.sh
index 5dd0f5b0006..89f5f405295 100755
--- a/gpMgmt/bin/lib/gpcreateseg.sh
+++ b/gpMgmt/bin/lib/gpcreateseg.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ CREATE_QES_PRIMARY () {
     cmd="$cmd $LC_ALL_SETTINGS"
     cmd="$cmd --max_connections=$QE_MAX_CONNECT"
     cmd="$cmd --shared_buffers=$QE_SHARED_BUFFERS"
+    cmd="$cmd --allow-group-access"
     if [ x"$HEAP_CHECKSUM" == x"on" ]; then
         cmd="$cmd --data-checksums"
     fi