diff --git a/base/sysvinit/system.init b/base/sysvinit/system.init
index 51fedd9fd..078828791 100644
--- a/base/sysvinit/system.init
+++ b/base/sysvinit/system.init
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
 # Filename: package/.../sysvinit/system.init
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 # 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # Desc: System bootup and shutdown
 # Runlevel: 01 rcX rc1 rc2 rc3 rc4 rc5
 #
+export PATH="/sbin:$PATH"
 
 main_begin
     block_begin(start, `Mounting /dev/shm and /dev/pts.')