diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 3562d2428..1f0edb7bf 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ install::
 	@echo "Making devices.."
 	cd /dev && sh /usr/src/commands/scripts/MAKEDEV.sh std 2>/dev/null
 	@echo "Making user homedirs.."
-	for u in bin ast; do (cd ast && tar cf - .[a-z]* ) | (cd ~$$u && tar xf - ); done
+	for u in bin ast root; do (cd ast && tar cf - .[a-z]* ) | (cd ~$$u && tar xf - ); chown -R $$u ~$$u; done
diff --git a/etc/motd b/etc/motd
index e69de29bb..7bfd963e4 100755
--- a/etc/motd
+++ b/etc/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+This minix is an internal release.
+
diff --git a/etc/mtree/minix.tree b/etc/mtree/minix.tree
index 97a5be4d9..fd4d63b5c 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/minix.tree
+++ b/etc/mtree/minix.tree
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 755 bin     operator /bin
 755 root    operator /dev
 755 root    operator /etc
-555 root    operator /fd0
 755 root    operator /lib
 755 root    operator /lib/i386
 755 root    operator /boot
 755 root    operator /boot/image
 555 root    operator /mnt
-555 root    operator /root
+700 root    operator /root
 1777 root   operator /tmp
 755 root    operator /usr
 755 root    operator /usr/adm