diff -Nru plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog
--- plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog     2010-09-24 05:07:58.000000000 -0700
+++ plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog     2010-10-28 19:15:30.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+plymouth (0.8.2-2ubuntu6) natty; urgency=low
+
+  * Generate a fake /etc/passwd in the initrd to suppress a glib warning
+    generated by the label control (LP: #649917).
+
+ -- Evan Broder <evan@ebroder.net>  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:11:38 -0700
+
 plymouth (0.8.2-2ubuntu5) maverick; urgency=low
 
   * Add kubuntu-text theme, closes LP: #613636
diff -Nru plymouth-0.8.2/debian/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth plymouth-0.8.2/debian/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth
--- plymouth-0.8.2/debian/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth        2010-04-16 05:15:30.000000000 -0700
+++ plymouth-0.8.2/debian/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth        2010-10-28 19:13:10.000000000 -0700
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
        # if we have a non-text theme, make sure we copy all the support libs
        copy_exec /lib/plymouth/label.so /lib/plymouth/
 
+       # suppress a warning in glib (which the label control uses)
+       # about uid 0 (LP #649917)
+       echo 'root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash' >${DESTDIR}/etc/passwd
+
        # output renderers
        copy_exec /lib/plymouth/renderers/frame-buffer.so /lib/plymouth/renderers/
        copy_exec /lib/plymouth/renderers/drm.so /lib/plymouth/renderers/