diff --git a/base/shadow/login.defs b/base/shadow/login.defs
index 2d4089e85..83c562286 100644
--- a/base/shadow/login.defs
+++ b/base/shadow/login.defs
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ PASS_WARN_AGE	7
 #
 # Min/max values for automatic uid selection in useradd
 #
-UID_MIN			  500
+UID_MIN			 1000
 UID_MAX			60000
 
 #
 # Min/max values for automatic gid selection in groupadd
 #
-GID_MIN			  500
+GID_MIN			 1000
 GID_MAX			60000
 
 #