diff --git a/etc/rc.d/diskless b/etc/rc.d/diskless
index 1c2e0c6a3a56..229a82ed1004 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/diskless
+++ b/etc/rc.d/diskless
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 fi
 
 #
+# XXX make sure to create one dir for each printer as requested by lpd
+#
+
+# If /tmp is a symlink, assume it points to somewhere writable, like
 # /var/tmp, otherwise, use a small memory filesystem for /tmp.
 	mount_md ${tmpsize:=20480} /tmp 2
 # XXX: mtree runs too early to create any directories needed in /tmp,
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/resolv b/etc/rc.d/resolv
index 1c2e0c6a3a56..229a82ed1004 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/resolv
+++ b/etc/rc.d/resolv
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 fi
 
 #
+# XXX make sure to create one dir for each printer as requested by lpd
+#
+
+# If /tmp is a symlink, assume it points to somewhere writable, like
 # /var/tmp, otherwise, use a small memory filesystem for /tmp.
 	mount_md ${tmpsize:=20480} /tmp 2
 # XXX: mtree runs too early to create any directories needed in /tmp,
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/tmp b/etc/rc.d/tmp
index 1c2e0c6a3a56..229a82ed1004 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/tmp
+++ b/etc/rc.d/tmp
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 fi
 
 #
+# XXX make sure to create one dir for each printer as requested by lpd
+#
+
+# If /tmp is a symlink, assume it points to somewhere writable, like
 # /var/tmp, otherwise, use a small memory filesystem for /tmp.
 	mount_md ${tmpsize:=20480} /tmp 2
 # XXX: mtree runs too early to create any directories needed in /tmp,
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/var b/etc/rc.d/var
index 1c2e0c6a3a56..229a82ed1004 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/var
+++ b/etc/rc.d/var
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 fi
 
 #
+# XXX make sure to create one dir for each printer as requested by lpd
+#
+
+# If /tmp is a symlink, assume it points to somewhere writable, like
 # /var/tmp, otherwise, use a small memory filesystem for /tmp.
 	mount_md ${tmpsize:=20480} /tmp 2
 # XXX: mtree runs too early to create any directories needed in /tmp,
diff --git a/etc/rc.diskless2 b/etc/rc.diskless2
index 4c6a8c26d370..4fb477c76146 100644
--- a/etc/rc.diskless2
+++ b/etc/rc.diskless2
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ mount -a       # chown and chgrp are in /usr
 
 # If /tmp is a symlink, assume it points to somewhere writable, like
 # /var/tmp, otherwise, use a small memory filesystem for /tmp.
+#
+# XXX: mtree runs too early to create any directories needed in /tmp,
+# so if /var/tmp == /tmp, then you don't get a vi.recover.
+#
 if [ ! -h /tmp ]; then
 	mount_md ${tmpsize:=20480} /tmp 2
 	chmod 01777 /tmp