diff --git a/debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser b/debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser
index bfe09fa2..860a848c 100644
--- a/debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser
+++ b/debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Fixes: #406046
 
 Status wrt upstream: Debian specific patch.
 
-Index: shadow-4.0.18.1/man/useradd.8.xml
+Index: shadow-4.0.18.2/man/useradd.8.xml
 ===================================================================
---- shadow-4.0.18.1.orig/man/useradd.8.xml	2007-01-09 22:09:38.000000000 +0100
-+++ shadow-4.0.18.1/man/useradd.8.xml	2007-01-09 22:13:47.000000000 +0100
+--- shadow-4.0.18.2.orig/man/useradd.8.xml	2007-10-28 17:27:18.000000000 +0100
++++ shadow-4.0.18.2/man/useradd.8.xml	2007-10-28 17:28:32.000000000 +0100
 @@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
    <refsect1 id='description'>
      <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ Index: shadow-4.0.18.1/man/useradd.8.xml
 +      <para>
  	When invoked without the <option>-D</option> option, the
  	 <command>useradd</command> command creates a new user account using
- 	the values specified on the command line and the default values from
-Index: shadow-4.0.18.1/man/userdel.8.xml
+ 	the values specified on the command line plus the default values from
+Index: shadow-4.0.18.2/man/userdel.8.xml
 ===================================================================
---- shadow-4.0.18.1.orig/man/userdel.8.xml	2007-01-09 22:13:59.000000000 +0100
-+++ shadow-4.0.18.1/man/userdel.8.xml	2007-01-09 22:22:04.000000000 +0100
+--- shadow-4.0.18.2.orig/man/userdel.8.xml	2007-10-28 16:43:10.000000000 +0100
++++ shadow-4.0.18.2/man/userdel.8.xml	2007-10-28 17:28:32.000000000 +0100
 @@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
    <refsect1 id='description'>
      <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ Index: shadow-4.0.18.1/man/userdel.8.xml
 +    </para>
 +    <para>
        The <command>userdel</command> command modifies the system account
-       files, deleting all entries that refer to <emphasis
-       remap='I'>login_name</emphasis>. The named user must exist.
+       files, deleting all entries that refer to the user name <emphasis
+       remap='I'>LOGIN</emphasis>. The named user must exist.
diff --git a/debian/patches/592_manpages_typos b/debian/patches/592_manpages_typos
index 99c29114..211caef8 100644
--- a/debian/patches/592_manpages_typos
+++ b/debian/patches/592_manpages_typos
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ Index: shadow-4.0.18.1/man/useradd.8.xml
  	When invoked without the <option>-D</option> option, the
 -	<command>useradd</command> command creates a new user account using
 +	 <command>useradd</command> command creates a new user account using
- 	the values specified on the command line and the default values from
- 	the system. Depending on command line options, the useradd command
- 	will update system files and may also create the new user's home
+ 	the values specified on the command line plus the default values from
+ 	the system. Depending on command line options, the
+ 	<command>useradd</command> command