diff --git a/macros.sysusers b/macros.sysusers
index eacbcf1..c539c06 100644
--- a/macros.sysusers
+++ b/macros.sysusers
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #
 ###
 
-# This is for systemctl
-%sysusers_requires	Requires(pre): systemd
+# This is for useradd/usermod/groupadd
+%sysusers_requires	Requires(pre): shadow sysuser-shadow
 
 %sysusers_generate_pre()	\
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/sysusers-generate-pre  "%1" > "%2".pre
diff --git a/sysuser-tools.changes b/sysuser-tools.changes
index e843705..569db8d 100644
--- a/sysuser-tools.changes
+++ b/sysuser-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 19 14:07:51 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
+
+- sysuser-tools needs to require sysuser-shadow
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 19 13:48:34 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
+
+- Add requires for shadow to sysuser-shadow
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jun 18 18:07:24 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
+
+- Put helper script into own subpackage
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jun 17 09:20:09 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
+
+- Convert sysusers config file to shadow arguments and use
+  shadow suite to create user and groups. Fixes [bsc#1041497] and
+  serveral dependency loops.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 30 10:07:45 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
 
diff --git a/sysuser-tools.spec b/sysuser-tools.spec
index ab20bd8..ce8c44d 100644
--- a/sysuser-tools.spec
+++ b/sysuser-tools.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           sysuser-tools
-Version:        1.1
+Version:        2.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Auto provides for system users
 License:        MIT
@@ -26,11 +26,25 @@ Source:         sysusers.prov
 Source1:        sysusers.attr
 Source2:        sysusers-generate-pre
 Source3:        macros.sysusers
+Source4:        sysusers2shadow.sh
 BuildArch:      noarch
+Requires:       sysuser-shadow
+#!BuildIgnore:  sysuser-shadow
+#!BuildIgnore:  sysuser-tools
 
 %description
 Generate auto provides for system users.
 
+%package -n sysuser-shadow
+Summary:        Tool to execute sysusers.d with shadow utilities
+Group:          System/Packages
+Requires:       shadow
+
+%description -n sysuser-shadow
+This package contians a tool, which expects as input a sysusers.d
+configuration file and uses the shadow suite to create the users
+and groups from it like systemd-sysusers would do.
+
 %prep
 %setup -qcT
 
@@ -41,6 +55,7 @@ install -D -m 755 %{SOURCE0} %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/sysusers.prov
 install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/sysusers.attr
 install -D -m 755 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/sysusers-generate-pre
 install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.sysusers
+install -D -m 755 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/sysusers2shadow
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -49,4 +64,8 @@ install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.sysusers
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/sysusers.attr
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/sysusers-generate-pre
 
+%files -n sysuser-shadow
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_sbindir}/sysusers2shadow
+
 %changelog
diff --git a/sysusers-generate-pre b/sysusers-generate-pre
index 9cb554d..4ac7c81 100644
--- a/sysusers-generate-pre
+++ b/sysusers-generate-pre
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ done
 lines=`wc -l < "$tmpfile"`
 
 echo '#!/bin/bash'
-echo "tail -n $lines \$0 | /usr/bin/systemd-sysusers -"
+echo "tail -n $lines \$0 | /usr/sbin/sysusers2shadow"
 echo "exit 0"
 echo '######## data below ########'
 cat "$tmpfile"
diff --git a/sysusers2shadow.sh b/sysusers2shadow.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..618efb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysusers2shadow.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+while read LINE
+do
+    case "$LINE" in
+	\#*|"")
+	    ;;
+	g*)
+            eval arr=( $LINE )
+            ARGUMENTS="${arr[1]}"
+            if [ ! -z "${arr[2]}" -a "${arr[2]}" != "-" ]; then
+                ARGUMENTS="-g ${arr[2]} $ARGUMENTS"
+	    fi
+	    echo "groupadd -r $ARGUMENTS"
+	    /usr/bin/getent group "${arr[1]}" >> /dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd -r $ARGUMENTS
+	    ;;
+	u*)
+            eval arr=( $LINE )
+	    ARGUMENTS="${arr[1]}"
+	    if [ ! -z "${arr[2]}" -a "${arr[2]}" != "-" ]; then
+		ARGUMENTS="-u ${arr[2]} $ARGUMENTS"
+	    fi
+	    if [ ! -z "${arr[4]}" -a "${arr[4]}" != "-" ]; then
+		ARGUMENTS="-d ${arr[4]} $ARGUMENTS"
+	    fi
+	    /usr/bin/getent group ${arr[1]} >> /dev/null 
+            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+              	ARGUMENTS="-g ${arr[1]} $ARGUMENTS"
+	    else
+		ARGUMENTS="-U $ARGUMENTS"
+	    fi
+	    echo "useradd -r -s /sbin/nologin -c \"${arr[3]}\" $ARGUMENTS"
+	    /usr/bin/getent passwd ${arr[1]} >> /dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -r -s /sbin/nologin -c "${arr[3]}" $ARGUMENTS
+	    ;;
+	m*)
+            eval arr=( $LINE )
+            echo "usermod -a -G ${arr[2]} ${arr[1]}"
+	    /usr/sbin/usermod -a -G ${arr[2]} ${arr[1]}
+	    ;;
+	r*)
+	    echo "range option ignored: \"$LINE\""
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    echo "Syntax Error: \"$LINE\""
+	    exit 1
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done