diff --git a/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs b/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs
index 8f1d40f..d0d4f8d 100644
--- a/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs
+++ b/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ c490016e49bbf77e7f63071f7aa60e8290a0c67f017846def1c3f65bd10d5712  openssl-1.1.1l
 ae6c84e55c2d9bcd7b80bf780ae6921fe890608123c9ba904e1b7d90759ade3d  perl5.004-05_0.tar.bz2
 8cedd2240bbbd5bca65a1362998ed73884756aa7ff5208226d3fa22c68868052  perl5.005-03_0.tar.bz2
 74d64a8af080022432fa94dba449090419d25b103d247710dc0b6102a4ad86a6  perl-5.10.1_0.tar.bz2
-71ad3cadba5801cb19d4520825d4b3606713807b1eaa5eb3c49b3149bc2675ad  perl-5.32.1_0.tar.bz2
+bbbfde31441fab7fe8b825409fae8b2cd1032950d8f5a32fb8b9cf1555e11a70  perl-5.32.1_0.tar.bz2
 101a791b6843b997ec10d5ce6dc32af2637f687772674eb6f1cdc1c8ff836a03  perl-5.6.2_0.tar.bz2
 1b9d4260edf7b2241d10e4c4ad17d0f90047bd4bf42f2487a7133902529e9dfe  pkg-config-0.29.2_0.tar.bz2
 2f7198009e4d021d52ee4ce86241b4936fb88349c20cc8b6c286261368878c3c  python-2.0.1_0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/steps/improve/finalize_fhs.sh b/steps/improve/finalize_fhs.sh
index e5c67e5..ec1d35d 100755
--- a/steps/improve/finalize_fhs.sh
+++ b/steps/improve/finalize_fhs.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,52 @@ mount | grep '/tmp' &> /dev/null || (mkdir -p /tmp; mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /tmp)
 mount | grep '/dev/shm' &> /dev/null || (mkdir -p /dev/shm; mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /dev/shm)
 
 # Add /etc/resolv.conf
-echo 'nameserver 1.1.1.1' > /etc/resolv.conf
-echo 'nameserver 1.1.1.1' > /etc/resolv.conf.head
+if [ ! -e "/etc/resolv.conf" ]; then
+    echo 'nameserver 1.1.1.1' > /etc/resolv.conf
+fi
+if [ ! -e "/etc/resolv.conf/head" ]; then
+    echo 'nameserver 1.1.1.1' > /etc/resolv.conf.head
+fi
+
+# /etc/passwd -- taken from LFS
+if [ ! -e "/etc/passwd" ]; then
+    cat > /etc/passwd << "EOF"
+root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
+bin:x:1:1:bin:/dev/null:/usr/bin/false
+daemon:x:6:6:Daemon User:/dev/null:/usr/bin/false
+messagebus:x:18:18:D-Bus Message Daemon User:/run/dbus:/usr/bin/false
+uuidd:x:80:80:UUID Generation Daemon User:/dev/null:/usr/bin/false
+nobody:x:65534:65534:Unprivileged User:/dev/null:/usr/bin/false
+EOF
+fi
+
+# /etc/group -- taken from LFS
+if [ ! -e "/etc/group" ]; then
+    cat > /etc/group << "EOF"
+root:x:0:
+bin:x:1:daemon
+sys:x:2:
+kmem:x:3:
+tape:x:4:
+tty:x:5:
+daemon:x:6:
+floppy:x:7:
+disk:x:8:
+lp:x:9:
+dialout:x:10:
+audio:x:11:
+video:x:12:
+utmp:x:13:
+usb:x:14:
+cdrom:x:15:
+adm:x:16:
+messagebus:x:18:
+input:x:24:
+mail:x:34:
+kvm:x:61:
+uuidd:x:80:
+wheel:x:97:
+users:x:999:
+nogroup:x:65534:
+EOF
+fi