diff --git a/ramdisk-login.sh b/ramdisk-login.sh
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+#! @bash@/bin/sh -e
+
+export PATH=@bash@/bin:@coreutilsdiet@/bin:@coreutils@/bin:@findutils@/bin:@utillinux@/bin:@utillinux@/sbin:@e2fsprogs@/sbin:@grub@/sbin:@sysvinitPath@/sbin:@gnugrep@/bin:@which@/bin:@gnutar@/bin
+
+tty=$1
+
+exec < $tty > $tty 2>&1
+
+echo
+echo "=== Welcome to Nix! ==="
+
+export HOME=/
+cd $HOME
+
+exec @bash@/bin/sh