diff --git a/verbatim/etc/motd b/verbatim/etc/motd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f391e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verbatim/etc/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+================================================================
+This is the message of the day.  If you would like to change it,
+then edit the /etc/motd file.
+================================================================
diff --git a/verbatim/etc/namespace b/verbatim/etc/namespace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c0e5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verbatim/etc/namespace
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+:HFSinclude	:s22:dist:HFSinclude
+:bin		:s21:dist:bin
+:dev		:s21:dist:dev
+:doc		:s21:dist:doc
+:etc		:s21:dist:etc
+:home		:s21:dist:home
+:lang		:s21:dist:lang
+:lib		:s21:dist:lib
+:sbin		:s21:dist:sbin
+:usr		:s21:dist:usr
+:var		:s21:dist:var
diff --git a/verbatim/etc/rchost b/verbatim/etc/rchost
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc29cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verbatim/etc/rchost
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# See rchost(5) manpage for details.
+#
+# Add your own local host name after the '=' and uncomment the line to
+# activate it.
+#
+hostname=NameMe
+#
+# Change this to your timezone information and uncomment the line to
+# activate it.
+#
+#timezone=EST 5 nodaylight
+#timezone=EDT 6 daylight
+timezone=MDT 8 daylight
+#
+# This is the run level init comes up in
+#
+bootlevel=7