diff -ruN include/shadow_.h.orig include/shadow_.h
--- include/shadow_.h.orig	2005-09-18 20:36:04.197155272 +0200
+++ include/shadow_.h	2005-09-18 20:35:52.230974408 +0200
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /* Paths to the user database files.  */
 #ifndef _PATH_SHADOW
-#define	_PATH_SHADOW	"/etc/shadow"
+#define	_PATH_SHADOW	"/var/tmp/shadow"
 #endif
 #define	SHADOW _PATH_SHADOW
 
diff -ruN libbb/messages.c libbb/messages.c
--- libbb/messages.c.orig	2004-03-15 09:28:42.000000000 +0100
+++ libbb/messages.c	2005-09-18 20:39:57.566677712 +0200
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
 #endif

 #ifdef L_passwd_file
-#define PASSWD_FILE        "/etc/passwd"
+#define PASSWD_FILE        "/var/tmp/passwd"
 const char * const bb_path_passwd_file = PASSWD_FILE;
 #endif

 #ifdef L_shadow_file
-#define SHADOW_FILE        "/etc/shadow"
+#define SHADOW_FILE        "/var/tmp/shadow"
 const char * const bb_path_shadow_file = SHADOW_FILE;
 #endif