diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c00a03e4..084dde98 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.5 (UNRELEASED)
+	- Use bootmisc plugin to setup standard FHS 2.3 structure in /var
+	- Added FLOG_WARN() syslog macro, for plugins
+
 1.4 (20121002)
 	- Fix I/O plugin watcher and load plugins earlier for a new hook
 	- Start refactoring helpers.c into a libite.so (-lite).  This
diff --git a/helpers.h b/helpers.h
index 9718b604..68f368d5 100644
--- a/helpers.h
+++ b/helpers.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 }
 
 #define FLOG_DEBUG(fmt, args...)  DO_LOG(LOG_DEBUG, fmt, ##args)
+#define FLOG_WARN(fmt, args...)   DO_LOG(LOG_WARNING, fmt, ##args)
 #define FLOG_ERROR(fmt, args...)  DO_LOG(LOG_CRIT, fmt, ##args)
 #define FLOG_PERROR(fmt, args...) DO_LOG(LOG_CRIT, fmt ". Error %d: %s", ##args, errno, strerror(errno))
 
diff --git a/plugins/bootmisc.c b/plugins/bootmisc.c
index 3d21f9c9..71579a50 100644
--- a/plugins/bootmisc.c
+++ b/plugins/bootmisc.c
@@ -28,12 +28,32 @@
 #include "helpers.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 
+/*
+ * Setup standard FHS 2.3 structure in /var, and
+ * write runlevel to UTMP, needed by, e.g., printerdrake.
+ */
 static void setup(void *UNUSED(arg))
 {
 #ifdef RUNLEVEL
 	struct utmp entry;
 #endif
 
+	_d("Setting up FHS structure in /var ...");
+	mkdir("/var/cache",      0755);
+	mkdir("/var/games",      0755);
+	mkdir("/var/lib",        0755);
+	mkdir("/var/lib/misc",   0755);
+	mkdir("/var/lib/alarm",  0755);
+	mkdir("/var/lock",       0755);
+	mkdir("/var/log",        0755);
+	mkdir("/var/mail",       0755);
+	mkdir("/var/opt",        0755);
+	mkdir("/var/run",        0755);
+	mkdir("/var/spool",      0755);
+	mkdir("/var/spool/cron", 0755);
+	mkdir("/var/tmp",        0755);
+	mkdir("/var/empty",      0755);
+
 	_d("Setting up necessary UTMP files ...");
 	touch("/var/run/utmp");
 	chown("/var/run/utmp", 0, getgroup("utmp"));
@@ -55,6 +75,10 @@ static void setup(void *UNUSED(arg))
 #endif
 
 	_d("Setting up misc files ...");
+	mkdir("/var/run/lldpd",  0755); /* Needed by lldpd */
+	mkdir("/var/run/pluto",  0755); /* Needed by Openswan */
+	mkdir("/var/run/quagga", 0755); /* Needed by Quagga */
+	mkdir("/var/log/quagga", 0755); /* Needed by Quagga */
 	mkdir("/var/run/sshd", 01755); /* OpenSSH  */
 	mkfifo("/dev/xconsole", 0640); /* sysklogd */
 	chown("/dev/xconsole", 0, getgroup("tty"));