Package: passwd Version: 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-2+squeeze1 groupadd requires the existance of /etc/login.defs, which is provided by the login package. Therefore, login should be listed as a dependency of passwd. I am using Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5, kernel 2.6.34-qtmoko and libc6 2.11.3-3.