diff --git a/hacking/v3-busybox/sshd_config.sh b/hacking/v3-busybox/sshd_config.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/hacking/v3-busybox/sshd_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "$0: output directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+dir=$1
+
+mkdir -p "$dir/etc/ssh"
+mkdir -p "$dir/root/.ssh"
+
+cat << eof > "$dir/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
+# cdist generated - do not modify
+PermitRootLogin without-password
+eof
+
+cat << eof > "$dir/etc/passwd"
+root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
+nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:/bin/false
+eof
+
+cat << eof > "$dir/etc/group"
+root:x:0:root
+nobody:x:99:
+eof
+
+#cat << eof > "$dir/etc/shadow"
+#root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
+#nobody:x:1::::::
+#eof
+