diff --git a/etc/rc.d/diskless b/etc/rc.d/diskless
index c312265f6b54..a86e5540268a 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/diskless
+++ b/etc/rc.d/diskless
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ if [ -n "$LOGFILES" ]; then
 	/usr/bin/touch $LOGFILES
 fi
 
+echo "+++ create lastlog"
+/usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
+
+if
+
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 	newaliases
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/initdiskless b/etc/rc.d/initdiskless
index 050628a89524..cc1562d24351 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/initdiskless
+++ b/etc/rc.d/initdiskless
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ for i in ${bootp_ipbca} ${bootp_ipa} ; do
 	fi
 done
 
-# Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
-if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
-	newaliases
-if
-
 # Tell /etc/rc to run the specified script after it does its mounts but
 # before it does anything else.
 #
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/resolv b/etc/rc.d/resolv
index c312265f6b54..a86e5540268a 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/resolv
+++ b/etc/rc.d/resolv
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ if [ -n "$LOGFILES" ]; then
 	/usr/bin/touch $LOGFILES
 fi
 
+echo "+++ create lastlog"
+/usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
+
+if
+
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 	newaliases
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/tmp b/etc/rc.d/tmp
index c312265f6b54..a86e5540268a 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/tmp
+++ b/etc/rc.d/tmp
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ if [ -n "$LOGFILES" ]; then
 	/usr/bin/touch $LOGFILES
 fi
 
+echo "+++ create lastlog"
+/usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
+
+if
+
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 	newaliases
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/var b/etc/rc.d/var
index c312265f6b54..a86e5540268a 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/var
+++ b/etc/rc.d/var
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ if [ -n "$LOGFILES" ]; then
 	/usr/bin/touch $LOGFILES
 fi
 
+echo "+++ create lastlog"
+/usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
+
+if
+
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 	newaliases
diff --git a/etc/rc.diskless1 b/etc/rc.diskless1
index 050628a89524..cc1562d24351 100644
--- a/etc/rc.diskless1
+++ b/etc/rc.diskless1
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ for i in ${bootp_ipbca} ${bootp_ipa} ; do
 	fi
 done
 
-# Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
-if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
-	newaliases
-if
-
 # Tell /etc/rc to run the specified script after it does its mounts but
 # before it does anything else.
 #
diff --git a/etc/rc.diskless2 b/etc/rc.diskless2
index 8fd08f67c138..ad643d7524a5 100644
--- a/etc/rc.diskless2
+++ b/etc/rc.diskless2
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ echo "+++ create lastlog"
 
 mount -a       # chown and chgrp are in /usr
 
+# Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
+if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
+	newaliases
+if
+
 #
 # XXX make sure to create one dir for each printer as requested by lpd
 #
diff --git a/etc/rc.initdiskless b/etc/rc.initdiskless
index 050628a89524..cc1562d24351 100644
--- a/etc/rc.initdiskless
+++ b/etc/rc.initdiskless
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ for i in ${bootp_ipbca} ${bootp_ipa} ; do
 	fi
 done
 
-# Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
-if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
-	newaliases
-if
-
 # Tell /etc/rc to run the specified script after it does its mounts but
 # before it does anything else.
 #