diff --git a/configuration/boot-environment.nix b/configuration/boot-environment.nix
index 5ffe95760267..4c4092bf3c97 100644
--- a/configuration/boot-environment.nix
+++ b/configuration/boot-environment.nix
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ rec {
     pkgs.nettools
     pkgs.perl
     pkgs.procps
+    pkgs.pwdutils
     pkgs.rsync
-    pkgs.shadowutils
     pkgs.strace
     pkgs.sysklogd
     pkgs.udev
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..6bb66bf742ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+set -e
+nix-build configuration/system-configuration.nix -A systemConfiguration -K -k
+./result/bin/switch-to-configuration test