2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_3.71.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_3.71.bb
index 759bad540c..225b2567cb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_3.71.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_3.71.bb
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ do_install() {
 # Only deliveres man-pages so FILES_${PN} gets everything
 FILES_${PN}-doc = ""
 FILES_${PN} = "${mandir}/*"
+
+inherit update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "passwd.5 getspnam.3"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[passwd.5] = "${mandir}/man5/passwd.5"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[getspnam.3] = "${mandir}/man3/getspnam.3"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc b/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc
index 131e541d29..14c7281f53 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[vipw] = "${base_sbindir}/vipw"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[vigr] = "${base_sbindir}/vigr"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[su] = "${base_bindir}/su"
 
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-doc = "passwd.5 getspnam.3"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[passwd.5] = "${mandir}/man5/passwd.5"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[getspnam.3] = "${mandir}/man3/getspnam.3"
+
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
         if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
           rootarg="--root $D"