diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0d298cb1..8d869ec9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ livecd-rootfs (2.317) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - create other needed directories
   * live-build/ubuntu-desktop-next/includes.chroot:
     - copy ubuntu-core's include for /etc/hosts and resolv.conf config
+  * live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early:
+    - copy touch hacks to create needed userdirs (lightdm & usermetrics),
+      the users are added by the script and not the usual postinst so their
+      uderdirs are not created as they should
 
  -- Sebastien Bacher <seb128@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:26:41 +0200
 
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-desktop-next/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early b/live-build/ubuntu-desktop-next/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early
index cce63559..4f7fc896 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-desktop-next/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-desktop-next/hooks/00-uid-gid-fix.chroot_early
@@ -277,6 +277,18 @@ if [ -n "$ERRCNT" ]; then
         exit 1
 fi
 
+# Create some missing directories
+mkdir -p /var/lib/lightdm
+chown lightdm:lightdm /var/lib/lightdm
+chmod 750 /var/lib/lightdm
+
+mkdir -p /var/lib/usermetrics
+chown usermetrics:usermetrics /var/lib/usermetrics
+chmod 750 /var/lib/usermetrics
+
+echo "adjusting ownership of /var/log" >&2
+chown root:syslog /var/log
+ls -ln /var | grep log >&2
 
 # Record the current state for later comparison
 for file in /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/group /etc/gshadow; do