Index: hurd/daemons/rc.sh
===================================================================
--- hurd.orig/daemons/rc.sh	2011-12-06 02:51:32.000000000 +0100
+++ hurd/daemons/rc.sh	2011-12-06 02:52:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@
 	chgrp utmp utmp
     fi; })
 fi
+
+# until we properly start /etc/rcS.d
+rm -fr /run/*
+mkdir -p /run/lock /run/shm
+chmod 1777 /run/lock /run/shm
+: > /run/utmp
+
 echo done
 
 # This file must exist for e2fsck to work. XXX