diff -Nru plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog
--- plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog	2010-04-27 01:35:37.000000000 -0700
+++ plymouth-0.8.2/debian/changelog	2010-10-28 21:34:45.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+plymouth (0.8.2-2ubuntu2.1) lucid-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * Generate a dummy NSS stack in the initrd to suppress a glib warning
+    generated by the label control (LP: #649917).
+
+ -- Evan Broder <evan@ebroder.net>  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:34:45 -0700
+
 plymouth (0.8.2-2ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=low
 
   * Don't call ply_boot_client_process_pending_requests on flush, because
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	2010-04-27 01:35:37.000000000 -0700
+++ plymouth-0.8.2/debian/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth	2010-10-28 21:34:25.000000000 -0700
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@
 	# 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 by building a dummy NSS stack (LP #649917)
+	echo 'root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash' >${DESTDIR}/etc/passwd
+	echo 'passwd: files' >${DESTDIR}/etc/nsswitch.conf
+	for lib in /lib/libnss_files*; do
+	    copy_exec $lib /lib
+	done
+
 	# output renderers
 	copy_exec /lib/plymouth/renderers/frame-buffer.so /lib/plymouth/renderers/
 	copy_exec /lib/plymouth/renderers/drm.so /lib/plymouth/renderers/