=== modified file 'Makefile'
--- Makefile	2019-08-05 21:24:02 +0000
+++ Makefile	2019-08-18 00:23:21 +0000
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 			--variable=systemdsystemunitdir)
 TMPFILES:=$(DESTDIR)$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) systemd \
 			--variable=tmpfilesdir)
+SYSUSERS:=$(DESTDIR)$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) systemd \
+			--variable=sysusersdir)
 
 GNUTLS_CFLAGS:=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags-only-I gnutls)
 GNUTLS_LIBS:=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs gnutls)
@@ -390,6 +392,11 @@
 		install --mode=u=rw,go=r tmpfiles.d-mandos.conf \
 			$(TMPFILES)/mandos.conf; \
 	fi
+	if [ "$(SYSUSERS)" != "$(DESTDIR)" \
+			-a -d "$(SYSUSERS)" ]; then \
+		install --mode=u=rw,go=r sysusers.d-mandos.conf \
+			$(SYSUSERS)/mandos.conf; \
+	fi
 	install --mode=u=rwx,go=rx mandos $(PREFIX)/sbin/mandos
 	install --mode=u=rwx,go=rx --target-directory=$(PREFIX)/sbin \
 		mandos-ctl

=== modified file 'debian/mandos.dirs'
--- debian/mandos.dirs	2016-03-19 12:10:15 +0000
+++ debian/mandos.dirs	2019-08-18 00:23:21 +0000
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 var/lib/mandos
 lib/systemd/system
 usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
+usr/lib/sysusers.d

=== added file 'sysusers.d-mandos.conf'
--- sysusers.d-mandos.conf	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ sysusers.d-mandos.conf	2019-08-18 00:23:21 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# This file will be installed as /usr/lib/sysusers.d/mandos.conf
+# See sysusers.d(5)
+u _mandos - "Mandos password system"