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diff --git a/appliance/init b/appliance/init
index 8b97590a..545232ce 100755
--- a/appliance/init
+++ b/appliance/init
@@ -65,7 +65,15 @@ if ! grep -sq guestfs_rescue=1 /proc/cmdline; then
exec guestfsd -f
fi
+# Use appliance in rescue mode, also used by the virt-rescue command.
TERM=linux ;# XXX library should pass this from library's environment
PS1='><rescue> '
export TERM PS1
+echo
+echo "Welcome to virt-rescue, the libguestfs rescue shell."
+echo
+echo "Note: The contents of / are the rescue appliance."
+echo "You have to mount the guest's partitions under /sysroot"
+echo "before you can examine them."
+echo
exec bash -i