diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 65682d64..c1f326cd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.283) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * add more verbose output to
+    live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early
+    (thanks Oliver!)
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 11 Feb 2015 17:43:43 +0100
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.282) vivid; urgency=medium
 
   * update the passwd hash for changed GID of syslog ... also add output of
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early
index 766cc44e..2deb089d 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ docker:x:107:113::/nonexistent:/bin/false
 EOF
 else
     echo "/etc/passwd post-debootstrap hash doesn't match record" >&2
+    echo "The output below might help to resolve the issue" >&2
+    cat /etc/passwd
+    echo "passwd md5sum: $passwd_hash" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -79,6 +82,9 @@ docker:*:16413:0:99999:7:::
 EOF
 else
     echo "/etc/shadow post-debootstrap hash doesn't match record" >&2
+    echo "The output below might help to resolve the issue" >&2
+    cat /etc/shadow
+    echo "shadow md5sum: $shadow_hash" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -140,6 +146,9 @@ docker:x:113:
 EOF
 else
     echo "/etc/group post-debootstrap hash doesn't match record" >&2
+    echo "The output below might help to resolve the issue" >&2
+    cat /etc/group
+    echo "group md5sum: $group_hash" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -201,6 +210,9 @@ docker:!::
 EOF
 else
     echo "/etc/gshadow post-debootstrap hash doesn't match record" >&2
+    echo "The output below might help to resolve the issue" >&2
+    cat /etc/gshadow
+    echo "gshadow md5sum: $gshadow_hash" >&2
     exit 1
 fi