--- /usr/share/dracut/modules.d/99base/install	2016-07-15 19:20:40.274000944 -0500
+++ /usr/share/dracut/modules.d/99base/install.el6	2016-07-15 20:06:40.736034480 -0500
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
     dracut_install bash
     (ln -s bash "${initdir}/bin/sh" || :)
 fi
 
 {
+    echo 'export PATH="/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"'
+    echo 'export PS1="[\u@\h] \w > "'
+    echo 'export PS2="  more > "'
+    echo 'alias ls="ls --color=auto"'
     echo 'alias reboot="reboot -f"'
     echo 'alias poweroff="poweroff -f"'
 } >> "${initdir}/etc/profile"
 
 # install our scripts and hooks