diff --git a/microdroid/Android.bp b/microdroid/Android.bp
index 2d3f084..1e594b7 100644
--- a/microdroid/Android.bp
+++ b/microdroid/Android.bp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
     deps: [
         "init_second_stage.microdroid",
         "microdroid_build_prop",
+        "microdroid_etc_passwd",
+        "microdroid_etc_group",
         "microdroid_init_debug_policy",
         "microdroid_init_rc",
         "microdroid_ueventd_rc",
@@ -156,6 +158,20 @@
     installable: false, // avoid collision with system partition's ueventd.rc
 }
 
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "microdroid_etc_passwd",
+    src: "microdroid_passwd",
+    filename: "passwd",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "microdroid_etc_group",
+    src: "microdroid_group",
+    filename: "group",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
 prebuilt_root {
     name: "microdroid_build_prop",
     filename: "build.prop",
diff --git a/microdroid/init.rc b/microdroid/init.rc
index 42033d6..91931ab 100644
--- a/microdroid/init.rc
+++ b/microdroid/init.rc
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 on init
     mkdir /mnt/apk 0755 system system
     mkdir /mnt/extra-apk 0755 root root
+
+    # Allow the payload access to the console (default is 0600)
+    chmod 0666 /dev/console
+
     # Microdroid_manager starts apkdmverity/zipfuse/apexd
     start microdroid_manager
 
diff --git a/microdroid/microdroid_group b/microdroid/microdroid_group
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eb8fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microdroid/microdroid_group
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+system_payload::6000:
diff --git a/microdroid/microdroid_passwd b/microdroid/microdroid_passwd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd15182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microdroid/microdroid_passwd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+system_payload_0::6000:6000:::