diff --git a/chapter06/createfiles.xml b/chapter06/createfiles.xml
index 444cb091c..9ee188b7d 100644
--- a/chapter06/createfiles.xml
+++ b/chapter06/createfiles.xml
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
   proper permissions:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>touch /var/log/{btmp,lastlog,wtmp}
-chgrp -v utmp /var/run/utmp /var/log/lastlog
-chmod -v 664 /var/run/utmp /var/log/lastlog
-chmod -v 600 /var/log/btmp</userinput></screen>
+chgrp -v utmp /var/log/lastlog
+chmod -v 664  /var/log/lastlog
+chmod -v 600  /var/log/btmp</userinput></screen>
 
   <para>The <filename>/var/log/wtmp</filename> file records all logins and
   logouts. The <filename>/var/log/lastlog</filename> file records when each