diff --git a/packaging/debian-multiarch/sogo.postinst b/packaging/debian-multiarch/sogo.postinst
index 0cbb5b80e..f3d921cee 100644
--- a/packaging/debian-multiarch/sogo.postinst
+++ b/packaging/debian-multiarch/sogo.postinst
@@ -21,11 +21,25 @@ case "$1" in
           # update timestamp on imgs,css,js to let apache know the files changed
           find /usr/lib/GNUstep/SOGo/WebServerResources  -exec touch {} \;
 
+          # Make example scripts in /usr/share/doc/sogo/ executable
+          # (they do not really belong there, we are violating Debian
+          # packaging guidelines, but OTOH moving these files now would
+          # break lots of setups)
+          chmod a+x /usr/share/doc/sogo/*.sh
+
           # Enforce owner+mode on configuration
           chmod 750 /etc/sogo
           chown root:sogo /etc/sogo
           chmod 640 /etc/sogo/sogo.conf
           chown root:sogo /etc/sogo/sogo.conf
+          cat << EOF
+======= Important SOGo post-installation note =======
+
+SOGo database schemas are _not_ automatically upgraded by
+the packaging system.
+
+Please check the list of database schema upgrade scripts
+inside /usr/share/doc/sogo/ and apply them if needed.
 
           # Apache 2.2 / 2.4 kungfu
           COMMON_STATE=$(dpkg-query -f '${Status}' -W 'apache2.2-common' 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}' || true)