attached patch for the init script fixes this. As the package maintainer does not pop up here, can some Debain Deveoper please make a NMU based on this patch?
--- debian/webfs.init.old 2019-11-04 22:48:01.637076220 +0100 +++ debian/webfs.init 2019-11-04 22:49:19.481197962 +0100 @@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ ;; stop) log_daemon_msg "Stopping httpd daemon" "$NAME" - start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $pidfile + start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --user $web_user --pidfile $pidfile log_end_msg $? rm -f $pidfile || true ;; restart|force-reload) log_daemon_msg "Re-starting httpd daemon" "$NAME" - start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $pidfile + start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --user $web_user --pidfile $pidfile rm -f $pidfile || true start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $pidfile \ --exec $DAEMON -- $ARGS