diff -u nut-2.2.1/debian/nut.preinst nut-2.2.1/debian/nut.preinst
--- nut-2.2.1/debian/nut.preinst
+++ nut-2.2.1/debian/nut.preinst
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 
 check_and_create_user() {
 	if [ ! "`getent passwd nut`" ]; then
-		adduser --quiet --system --ingroup nut --ingroup dialout --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home nut
+		adduser --quiet --system --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home nut
+	if [ `getent passwd nut | cut -f3 -d:` -lt 500 ]; then
+		adduser nut dialout
+	fi
 #	else
 #		printf "error: user \"nut\" already exists... see /usr/share/doc/nut/README.Debian\n"  &&  exit 1
 	fi
diff -u nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-cgi.preinst nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-cgi.preinst
--- nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-cgi.preinst
+++ nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-cgi.preinst
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 
 check_and_create_user() {
         if [ -z `getent passwd nut` ]; then
-                adduser --quiet --system --ingroup nut --ingroup dialout --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home nut
+                adduser --quiet --system --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home nut
+	if [ `getent passwd nut | cut -f3 -d:` -lt 500 ]; then
+		adduser nut dialout
+	fi
 #       else
 #               printf "error: user \"nut\" already exists... see /usr/share/doc/nut/README.Debian\n"  &&  exit 1
         fi
diff -u nut-2.2.1/debian/changelog nut-2.2.1/debian/changelog
--- nut-2.2.1/debian/changelog
+++ nut-2.2.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+nut (2.2.1-2.1ubuntu7.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/{nut-cgi.preinst, nut-hal-drivers.preinst, nut.preinst}
+    - Create the nut system group. (LP: #222761)
+    - Better detection for the nut user in the dialout group.
+
+ -- Chuck Short <zulcss@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 05 May 2008 09:19:38 -0400
+
 nut (2.2.1-2.1ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low
 
   * debian/patches/01_fix_megatec_regression.dpatch
diff -u nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-hal-drivers.preinst nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-hal-drivers.preinst
--- nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-hal-drivers.preinst
+++ nut-2.2.1/debian/nut-hal-drivers.preinst
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 
 check_and_create_user() {
         if [ -z `getent passwd nut` ]; then
-                adduser --quiet --system --ingroup nut --ingroup dialout --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home nut
+                adduser --quiet --system  --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home nut
+	if [ `getent passwd nut | cut -f3 -d:` -lt 500 ];
+	then
+		adduser nut dialout
+	fi
 #       else
 #               printf "error: user \"nut\" already exists... see /usr/share/doc/nut/README.Debian\n"  &&  exit 1
         fi