diff --git a/classes/Local_group.php b/classes/Local_group.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..02663048f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/Local_group.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Table Definition for local_group
+ */
+require_once 'classes/Memcached_DataObject.php';
+
+class Local_group extends Memcached_DataObject 
+{
+    ###START_AUTOCODE
+    /* the code below is auto generated do not remove the above tag */
+
+    public $__table = 'local_group';                     // table name
+    public $group_id;                        // int(4)  primary_key not_null
+    public $nickname;                        // varchar(64)  unique_key
+    public $created;                         // datetime   not_null default_0000-00-00%2000%3A00%3A00
+    public $modified;                        // timestamp   not_null default_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+
+    /* Static get */
+    function staticGet($k,$v=NULL) { return DB_DataObject::staticGet('Local_group',$k,$v); }
+
+    /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
+    ###END_AUTOCODE
+}
diff --git a/classes/User_group.php b/classes/User_group.php
index 1382aa407c..6e58a4d676 100644
--- a/classes/User_group.php
+++ b/classes/User_group.php
@@ -10,21 +10,22 @@ class User_group extends Memcached_DataObject
 
     public $__table = 'user_group';                      // table name
     public $id;                              // int(4)  primary_key not_null
-    public $nickname;                        // varchar(64)  unique_key
-    public $fullname;                        // varchar(255)
-    public $homepage;                        // varchar(255)
-    public $description;                     // text()
-    public $location;                        // varchar(255)
-    public $original_logo;                   // varchar(255)
-    public $homepage_logo;                   // varchar(255)
-    public $stream_logo;                     // varchar(255)
-    public $mini_logo;                       // varchar(255)
-    public $design_id;                       // int(4)
-    public $created;                         // datetime()   not_null
-    public $modified;                        // timestamp()   not_null default_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    public $nickname;                        // varchar(64)  
+    public $fullname;                        // varchar(255)  
+    public $homepage;                        // varchar(255)  
+    public $description;                     // text  
+    public $location;                        // varchar(255)  
+    public $original_logo;                   // varchar(255)  
+    public $homepage_logo;                   // varchar(255)  
+    public $stream_logo;                     // varchar(255)  
+    public $mini_logo;                       // varchar(255)  
+    public $design_id;                       // int(4)  
+    public $created;                         // datetime   not_null default_0000-00-00%2000%3A00%3A00
+    public $modified;                        // timestamp   not_null default_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    public $uri;                             // varchar(255)  unique_key
 
     /* Static get */
-    function staticGet($k,$v=NULL) { return Memcached_DataObject::staticGet('User_group',$k,$v); }
+    function staticGet($k,$v=NULL) { return DB_DataObject::staticGet('User_group',$k,$v); }
 
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
diff --git a/classes/statusnet.ini b/classes/statusnet.ini
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 81c1b68b23..d483f47414
--- a/classes/statusnet.ini
+++ b/classes/statusnet.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 [avatar]
 profile_id = 129
 original = 17
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ modified = 384
 
 [conversation__keys]
 id = N
-uri = U
 
 [deleted_notice]
 id = 129
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ modified = 384
 
 [file__keys]
 id = N
-url = U
 
 [file_oembed]
 file_id = 129
@@ -245,13 +244,6 @@ modified = 384
 group_id = K
 profile_id = K
 
-[invitation]
-code = 130
-user_id = 129
-address = 130
-address_type = 130
-created = 142
-
 [inbox]
 user_id = 129
 notice_ids = 66
@@ -259,9 +251,26 @@ notice_ids = 66
 [inbox__keys]
 user_id = K
 
+[invitation]
+code = 130
+user_id = 129
+address = 130
+address_type = 130
+created = 142
+
 [invitation__keys]
 code = K
 
+[local_group]
+group_id = 129
+nickname = 2
+created = 142
+modified = 384
+
+[local_group__keys]
+group_id = K
+nickname = U
+
 [location_namespace]
 id = 129
 description = 2
@@ -369,7 +378,7 @@ icon = 130
 source_url = 2
 organization = 2
 homepage = 2
-callback_url = 130
+callback_url = 2
 type = 17
 access_type = 17
 created = 142
@@ -377,7 +386,6 @@ modified = 384
 
 [oauth_application__keys]
 id = N
-name = U
 
 [oauth_application_user]
 profile_id = 129
@@ -440,13 +448,13 @@ tag = K
 
 [queue_item]
 id = 129
-frame = 66
+frame = 194
 transport = 130
 created = 142
 claimed = 14
 
 [queue_item__keys]
-id = K
+id = N
 
 [related_group]
 group_id = 129
@@ -593,31 +601,10 @@ mini_logo = 2
 design_id = 1
 created = 142
 modified = 384
+uri = 2
 
 [user_group__keys]
 id = N
-nickname = U
-
-[user_openid]
-canonical = 130
-display = 130
-user_id = 129
-created = 142
-modified = 384
-
-[user_openid__keys]
-canonical = K
-display = U
-
-[user_openid_trustroot]
-trustroot = 130
-user_id = 129
-created = 142
-modified = 384
-
-[user_openid__keys]
-trustroot = K
-user_id = K
 
 [user_location_prefs]
 user_id = 129
@@ -627,4 +614,3 @@ modified = 384
 
 [user_location_prefs__keys]
 user_id = K
-
diff --git a/db/statusnet.sql b/db/statusnet.sql
index 97117c80aa..75d060e282 100644
--- a/db/statusnet.sql
+++ b/db/statusnet.sql
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ create table profile_block (
 create table user_group (
     id integer auto_increment primary key comment 'unique identifier',
 
-    nickname varchar(64) unique key comment 'nickname for addressing',
+    nickname varchar(64) comment 'nickname for addressing',
     fullname varchar(255) comment 'display name',
     homepage varchar(255) comment 'URL, cached so we dont regenerate',
     description text comment 'group description',
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ create table user_group (
     created datetime not null comment 'date this record was created',
     modified timestamp comment 'date this record was modified',
 
+    uri varchar(255) unique key comment 'universal identifier',
+
     index user_group_nickname_idx (nickname)
 
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
@@ -641,3 +643,13 @@ create table conversation (
     modified timestamp comment 'date this record was modified'
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
 
+create table local_group (
+
+   group_id integer primary key comment 'group represented' references user_group (id),
+   nickname varchar(64) unique key comment 'group represented',
+
+   created datetime not null comment 'date this record was created',
+   modified timestamp comment 'date this record was modified'
+
+) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
+