diff -Nrup util-vserver-0.30.208.orig/scripts/vserver.functions util-vserver-0.30.208/scripts/vserver.functions
--- util-vserver-0.30.208.orig/scripts/vserver.functions	2005-07-03 19:47:06.000000000 +0200
+++ util-vserver-0.30.208/scripts/vserver.functions	2005-08-03 11:59:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -627,8 +627,7 @@ function prepareInit
 	      find var/lock ! -type d -print0; } | xargs -0r $_CHROOT_SH rm
 	    ;;
 	plain)
-	    $_CHROOT_SH rm .autofsck forcefsck 2>/dev/null || :
-	    : | $_CHROOT_SH truncate fastboot  2>/dev/null || :
+	    $_CHROOT_SH rm .autofsck forcefsck fastboot 2> /dev/null || :
 	    ;;
 	minit)
 	    ;;