diff --git a/etc/rc.d/rc.6 b/etc/rc.d/rc.6
index 63d1e4fe1..8368d0f93 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/rc.6
+++ b/etc/rc.d/rc.6
@@ -259,13 +259,21 @@ fi
 # This never hurts:
 /bin/sync
 
-# now remount /boot read-only
 log "Remounting /boot read-only:"
 run /bin/mount -v -o remount,ro /boot
 
+log "Remounting /lib read-only:"
+run /bin/mount -v -o remount,ro /lib
+
+log "Remounting /usr read-only:"
+run /bin/mount -v -o remount,ro /usr
+
 log "Remounting root filesystem read-only:"
 run /bin/mount -v -n -o remount,ro /
 
+# Update PATH hashes:
+hash -r
+
 # sleep 3 fixes problems with some hard drives that don't
 # otherwise finish syncing before reboot or poweroff
 /bin/sleep 3
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/rc.local b/etc/rc.d/rc.local
index ffcf5a987..4249f8d0b 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/rc.local
+++ b/etc/rc.d/rc.local
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fi
 
 # upgrade network configuration (if needed) and (re)generates our welcome text
 if [[ -x /usr/local/sbin/create_network_ini ]]; then
-  /usr/local/sbin/create_network_ini init &>/dev/null &
+  /usr/local/sbin/create_network_ini init &
 fi
 
 # Needed by dynamix