-RUN mkdir -p /opt/app/aaf/status && chmod 777 /opt/app/aaf/status
-RUN addgroup ${USER} && adduser --no-create-home --ingroup ${USER} --disabled-password --gecos "" --shell /bin/bash ${USER}
-RUN chown -R ${USER}:${USER} /opt/app/aaf/cass_init
-
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/app/aaf/status &&\
+ chmod 777 /opt/app/aaf/status && \
+ addgroup ${DUSER} && adduser --ingroup cassandra --disabled-password --gecos "" --shell /bin/bash ${DUSER} && \
+ chown -R ${DUSER}:cassandra /opt/app/aaf/cass_init &&\
+ chown -R ${DUSER}:cassandra /etc/cassandra &&\
+ mkdir -p /var/lib/cassandra/data && chown -R ${DUSER}:cassandra /var/lib/cassandra &&\
+ chown -R ${DUSER}:cassandra /var/log/cassandra &&\
+ ln -s /opt/app/aaf/cass_init/cmd.sh /aaf_cmd && chmod a+x /aaf_cmd