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diff --git a/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in b/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in
index 839531349734..d343385cc1e5 100644
--- a/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-profile.sh.in
@@ -1,11 +1,50 @@
-if test -n "$HOME"; then
-    NIX_LINK="$HOME/.nix-profile"
+export NIX_USER_PROFILE_DIR=@localstatedir@/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER
+export NIX_PROFILES="@localstatedir@/nix/profiles/default $HOME/.nix-profile"
 
-    if ! test -L "$NIX_LINK"; then
-        echo "creating $NIX_LINK" >&2
-        _NIX_DEF_LINK=@localstatedir@/nix/profiles/default
-        @coreutils@/ln -s "$_NIX_DEF_LINK" "$NIX_LINK"
+# Set up the per-user profile.
+mkdir -m 0755 -p $NIX_USER_PROFILE_DIR
+if test "$(stat --printf '%u' $NIX_USER_PROFILE_DIR)" != "$(id -u)"; then
+    echo "WARNING: bad ownership on $NIX_USER_PROFILE_DIR" >&2
+fi
+
+if ! test -L $HOME/.nix-profile; then
+    echo "creating $HOME/.nix-profile" >&2
+    if test "$USER" != root; then
+        @coreutils@/ln -s $NIX_USER_PROFILE_DIR/profile $HOME/.nix-profile
+    else
+        # Root installs in the system-wide profile by default.
+        @coreutils@/ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles/default $HOME/.nix-profile
     fi
+fi
+
+export PATH="$HOME/.nix-profile/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Subscribe the root user to the NixOS channel by default.
+if [ "$USER" = root -a ! -e $HOME/.nix-channels ]; then
+    echo "http://nixos.org/releases/nixos/channels/nixos-unstable nixos" > $HOME/.nix-channels
+fi
+
+# Create the per-user garbage collector roots directory.
+NIX_USER_GCROOTS_DIR=@localstatedir@/nix/gcroots/per-user/$USER
+mkdir -m 0755 -p $NIX_USER_GCROOTS_DIR
+if test "$(stat --printf '%u' $NIX_USER_GCROOTS_DIR)" != "$(id -u)"; then
+    echo "WARNING: bad ownership on $NIX_USER_GCROOTS_DIR" >&2
+fi
+
+# Set up a default Nix expression from which to install stuff.
+if [ ! -e $HOME/.nix-defexpr -o -L $HOME/.nix-defexpr ]; then
+    echo "creating $HOME/.nix-defexpr" >&2
+    rm -f $HOME/.nix-defexpr
+    mkdir $HOME/.nix-defexpr
+    if [ "$USER" != root ]; then
+        @coreutils@/ln -s @localstatedir@/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels $HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels_root
+    fi
+fi
 
-    export PATH=$NIX_LINK/bin:$PATH
+# Set up secure multi-user builds: non-root users build through the
+# Nix daemon.
+if test "$USER" != root; then
+    export NIX_REMOTE=daemon
+else
+    unset NIX_REMOTE
 fi