--- branches/magellan-next/core/shadow/shadow-4.1.4.3-r3.smage2	2011/08/02 10:15:58	8828
+++ branches/magellan-next/core/shadow/shadow-4.1.4.3-r3.smage2	2011/08/03 07:37:50	8843
@@ -130,5 +130,13 @@
 	then
 		/usr/sbin/pwconv
 		/usr/sbin/grpconv
+	elif [[ -x /sbin/chroot ]] && [[ -d ${MROOT} ]]
+	then
+		chroot ${MROOT} /usr/sbin/pwconv || die
+		chroot ${MROOT} /usr/sbin/grpconv || die
+	else
+		echo "pwconv and grpconv could not run in MROOT='${MROOT}'."
+		echo "PAM is not usable without any shadow/gshadow files."
+		echo "Please chroot in your systemroot and run them by hand."
 	fi
 }