diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 41549e2991c..f0fe87abaf0 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			]
 		}
 	},
-	"postCreateCommand": "/bin/bash /var/init.sh",
+	"postCreateCommand": "sudo /bin/bash /var/init.sh",
 	"waitFor": "postCreateCommand", // Will make extensions wait for restore (would have to manually restart omniSharp otherwise)
 	"remoteUser": "vscode"
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/first-run-notice.txt b/.devcontainer/first-run-notice.txt
index d72a8d95916..e181088edaa 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/first-run-notice.txt
+++ b/.devcontainer/first-run-notice.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-A self-hosted runner has been built in _layout and is ready to be configured. 
+A self-hosted runner has been built in '_layout' and is ready to be configured. 
 
 You can configure it for your repository or organisation by following these steps: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/adding-self-hosted-runners#adding-a-self-hosted-runner-to-a-repository
 
 If you'd like to make changes to the runner, check out docs/contribute.md for the details.
+
diff --git a/.devcontainer/init.sh b/.devcontainer/init.sh
index 917d27e28b6..a02752e4133 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/init.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/init.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo 'Creating symlink for embedded sdk...'
-
+whoami
+pwd 
 # pwd is the source root folder
 rm -rf _dotnetsdk 
 mkdir _dotnetsdk
 ln -s /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/6.0.300 _dotnetsdk/6.0.300
-
 # Satisfy dev.sh SDK conditions
-echo .6.0.300 > _dotnetsdk/.6.0.300
+echo .6.0.300 > _dotnetsdk/6.0.300/.6.0.300
 ln -s -f /usr/bin/dotnet /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/6.0.300/dotnet
 
 rm -rf _layout